In early May, a drug called Cycloset (also known as bromocriptine) was approved by the FDA for use in type 2 diabetes. Cycloset, developed by VeroScience, works in the...

diaTribe friend Amy Baker writes about her experience taking the Tethys diabetes risk test.

This NewNowNext isn’t about a new product, but about a new trial program we recently heard about from Novo Nordisk, the makers of the long-acting insulin analog Levemir...

Ms. Rebecca Killion, FDA patient representative, talks about drugs and patient safety.

After taking our first bites of Natasha’s Health Nut Cookies , our first thought was “these aren’t health cookies.” While many health snacks sacrifice the simple...

Dr. Eric Topol, genomics expert, redefining diabetes and diabetes care.

ANSAR test provides answers to the neuropathy question.

Halozyme Therapeutics wants injected insulin to work faster and more efficiently, and, toward that end, it’s combining insulin with an enzyme called recombinant human...

Kelly talks about stem cell research, the new SEVEN PLUS from DexCom, and the Tethys prediabetes risk test.

On December 20, 2006, the United Nations General Assembly passed resolution 61/225, which designated that every subsequent November 14 would be World Diabetes Day. The...

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Realizing we didn't have any insight into talking meters, we picked up a Prodigy Autocode meter from the booth during the American Association of Diabetes Educators (...

Dr. Michael Jaff on peripheral artery disease .

DIAdvisor is a mobile and personal device being developed in Europe over the next four years by a consortium of 13 partners (including Novo Nordisk and several research...

Managing diabetes while on vacation.

Another ‘next’ that we’re watching is the GlucaPen from Enject. Everybody who takes insulin faces the risk of severe hypoglycemia (a medical emergency), and it’s vital...

Blogger Scott Strumello talks about his experience with blood glucose awareness training (BGAT) to help you avoid hypoglycemia unawareness.

We love ExtendSnacks – this company was founded by Dr. Francine Kaufman, pediatric endocrinologist extraordinaire (and diaTribe advisory board member). If you fight...

Kelly talks about apple strudel... and what that has to do with improvements in diabetes care.

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