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Young women with diabetes have 6-fold risk of heart attack
Women aged 45 years and under with diabetes have a six-fold risk of heart attack, according to research presented at ESC Congress today. The study in more than 7,000 women also found that young women who had a heart attack (myocardial infarction, MI) were more likely to be smokers than older women with MI.
Google Life Sciences Makes Diabetes Its First Big Target
GOOGLE’S LIFE SCIENCES division has its first big mission: developing new ways to treat and manage diabetes. But in a sign that the company is serious about making real progress, it’s not diving into diabetes research alone. It is working with French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi, one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies.
WebMD – Antibiotics Linked to Type 2 Diabetes Risk
Taking antibiotics might increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, new research suggests. Danish researchers found that people with type 2 diabetes tended to take more antibiotics in the years leading up to their diagnosis than Danes without the condition.
FDA warns of severe joint pain risk with DPP-4 diabetes drugs
A class of diabetes drugs that include Merck & Co Inc’s Januvia has been linked with severe joint pain, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday.The FDA said it had identified 33 cases of severe joint pain in patients taking a class of drugs known as DPP-4 inhibitors between Oct. 16, 2006, when […]
Next-Generation Dexcom G5 Mobile Gets FDA Approval!
In amazingly fast timing, the FDA has approved the next-generation Dexcom G5 continuous glucose monitor (CGM) system that will communicate directly with a mobile device, eliminating the need for a separate receiver!
Ask D’Mine: Insulin Alternatives for Type 2 Diabetes
There are tons of pills for type 2 diabetes. There are pills that coax the pancreas to produce more insulin. There are pills that keep the liver from releasing too much of its stored sugar. There are pills that fight the insulin resistance that is the foundation of type 2 diabetes.
10 Things Your Diabetes Doctor Wants You to Know (and Do!)
Since I started my practice as an endocrinologist, I’ve had tens of thousands of office visits, mainly seeing people with diabetes. Here’s my wish list of some of the things people with diabetes should know, and do, to succeed. My “best” patients may not be the ones who do every single one of these, but […]
Lilly’s Humalog 200 units/mL KwikPen Now Available in U.S. Pharmacies
Humalog® 200 units/mL KwikPen® (insulin lispro 200 units/mL; U-200), the first and only concentrated mealtime insulin analog in the U.S., is now available in pharmacies. Humalog U-200 KwikPen is a prefilled pen containing a concentrated formulation of Lilly’s rapid-acting insulin Humalog®
FDA Approves First Drug To Boost Women’s Sexual Desire
The little pink pill, known generically as flibanserin, will be sold under the brand name Addyi beginning Oct. 17, according to its maker, Sprout Pharmaceuticals. The medicine is to be taken daily to treat premenopausal women suffering from hypoactive sexual desire disorder, which is essentially a sudden, unexplained loss of any desire to have sex.
Jardiance Becomes First Ever TII Diabetes Drug to Improve Heart Health
Today, Lilly/BI announced first-ever news in diabetes: a major clinical trial on Jardiance, an SGLT-2 inhibitor pill for type 2 diabetes, has been proven to improve heart safety in patients at high risk for heart problems.
Insulin Pump Therapy Slashes Death Risk from Heart Disease by Nearly 50 Percent
People who use insulin pump therapy to manage type 1 diabetes have a nearly 50 percent lower risk of dying from heart disease than people who take insulin through daily injections, according to a new study published in The British Medical Journal.
Smart Insulin Patch Holds Promise for Treating Diabetes
“As a concept, it doesn’t get a whole lot better than this,” says Dr. John Buse, co-senior author of the results of a study on the patch published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and the director of the UNC Diabetes Care Center. “As a physician, I admit, I was stunned by […]
BattleDiabetes – Soda Linked to Diabetes: Even in Fit People
Sugary drinks are often blamed for the rise of type 2 diabetes and obesity, but few studies have examined the relationship between sweetened beverage consumption and people who are already physically fit.
WebMD – Skipping Breakfast Bad Idea for Type 2 Diabetics
Running out the door without eating breakfast isn’t a good idea for anyone, but new research suggests that for people with type 2 diabetes, skipping the morning meal may wreak havoc on blood sugar levels for the rest of the day.
100 Wonderful Ways To Live To 100
We’re living longer than ever: The average American that was born in 2013 will be alive nearly four years longer than someone born 20 years ago. But until recently, it wasn’t clear if the years we’ve added to our lives were good-quality years.
Advice on Maximizing Your Insulin Action
Myriad factors besides weight loss can improve your body’s insulin sensitivity and, consequently, reverse prediabetes or improve diabetes control. Don’t try just adding some or more exercise in. For optimal results, try to improve your body’s insulin action by several of these means as their effects are likely to add together to result in a […]
Breakfast Skipper? Prepare For Dangerous Blood Sugar Spikes, Study Says
Skipping breakfast may seem like an easy way to shave off some calories, but not eating the most important meal of the day could have dire consequences for diabetics, according to new research from Tel Aviv University.
IN – Flaw Detected in Medtronic MiniMed 640G
According to a Fierce Medical Devices article, Medtronic released a customer notification letter on June 19th informing device users that there were instances when the bolus screen wouldn’t refresh properly, so the device might continue to show a bolus amount that was no longer accurate or appropriate.
WebMD – 1 in 3 Seniors With Diabetes Has It Controlled
“This research gives us a good picture of diabetes control in older adults and gets us thinking about what it means that older Americans are not meeting clinical targets and how we should address this from a public health perspective,” study leader Elizabeth Selvin, a professor of epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of […]
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