On June 16, FDA officials provided an update on its safety review of Takeda’s Actos (pioglitazone), announcing that going forward, prescribing information for Actos will...
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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Sneak preview: “This Little Diabetes Book You Need to Read” and “My TCOYD newsletter”
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When every fifth taxi in downtown San Francisco is carrying an ad for Byetta, FlexPen, or FreeStyle meters, you know the American Diabetes Association (ADA) is in town.
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The woman who's been on insulin longer than anyone
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During this year’s Super Bowl, a commercial for the American Heart Association’s online risk calculator caught Americans in the act – of stuffing their faces with corn...
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Patients who would prefer a larger display and larger buttons on their blood glucose meter may want to give the FreeStyle Freedom Lite a try. This meter from Abbott was...
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Diabetes devices with cell phone technology, data analytics, and a touchscreen? diaTribe’s own Adam Brown test drives the newest blood glucose meters...
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GLP-1 agonists (for example, Byetta , Victoza , and Bydureon ) were first approved in 2005 and stimulate the body to produce insulin only when blood glucose levels...
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European Diabetes Technology and Transplantation Meeting, and ADA Postgraduate Sessions
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Once only a measure used by health agencies, Body Mass Index, or BMI, is now the trendy gauge of girth as people pass over pounds as passé. You know the scales have...
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Looking through this special issue on the American Diabetes Association meeting this year, I can’t help but feel two things – pride and trepidation.
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In April, the FDA approved the FreeStyle Lite meter, which requires no coding. It’s similar to the very small FreeStyle Flash, though apparently won’t be replacing it at...
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You can send supplies to Insulin for Life at: OUHSC Department of Endocrinology & Diabetes Attn: Becky Mosley 920 Stanton L. Young Blvd., WP 1345 Oklahoma City, OK...