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Type 2 Diabetes News
Type 2 Diabetes is a chronic condition involving high blood sugar levels and reduced production and responsiveness to insulin.
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App allows FreeStyle Libre sensor users to monitor blood sugar on their smartphone without a separate reader. Tools also available for sharing glucose data with...
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Limited launch in May-July. No receiver! Smartphone-only display on Apple iOS devices. Plus, the new “personal diabetes assistant,” Sugar.IQ with Watson
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Admelog will launch this year as the first approved biosimilar rapid-acting insulin. Will it be less expensive than Humalog?
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A restaurant mistake and four lessons I’m taking away from it…
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How you can get a copy of Bright Spots & Landmines: The Diabetes Guide I Wish Someone Had Handed Me.
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Called “Insulin Lispro,” the generic version of Humalog may benefit those paying cash or with high-deductible health plans
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Surprising study findings from a look at refrigerator temperatures and the risk posed to insulin quality; plus, a guide to safe insulin storage and Med Angel’s very cool...
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The importance of sleep for teens with diabetes. Plus, key sleep strategies from young adults living with diabetes!
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New product details, pictures, and study timing updates on Beta Bionics’ iLet and Bigfoot’s Loop and Inject systems from Friends for Life 2018
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News from Onduo's virtual diabetes clinic, Klue, SugarMate, and Diabits apps, Tidepool Loop, and more!
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Data on type 2 diabetes therapies and prevention, Medtronic MiniMed 780G trial starts, Beta Bionics Gen 3 iLet time-in-range results, and more!
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Control-IQ hybrid closed loop coming in summer 2019; paired app coming soon to the US; plans for the t:sport “patch” pump; and t:slim X2 pump launched outside the US
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Updates to the Clarity app allow G5 and G6 CGM users to set a daily time-in-range goal and be notified when it is reached, awesome Bright Spots pattern recognition in...
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A new study will investigate whether SGLT-2 inhibitor Farxiga can delay the progression of heart failure in people with and without type 2 diabetes
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A new online resource for people with type 2 diabetes offers a place to share stories, get connected, and learn tips for day-to-day management – BeyondType2.org
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First drug trial to show delay in type 1 diagnoses, heart and kidney benefits from Trulicity in type 2, huge focus on time-in-range, positive results for both Tandem’s...
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An inside look into former Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini's book, "Mission Driven Leadership: My Journey as a Radical Capitalist"
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AgaMatrix blood glucose meters and strips by Amazon could make ordering diabetes supplies more convenient and cheaper
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The latest updates on time-in-range goals for people with all types of diabetes, and insights linking FreeStyle Libre scanning frequency to outcomes.