diaTribe #21 - March 2010 - Qnexa: Treating Both Diabetes and Obesity diaTribe #24 - July 2010 - The Fate Of Vivus’ Weight Loss Drug Qnexa Rests With FDA plus editorial...

Self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG, i.e., fingersticks) and continuous glucose monitoring (CGM, i.e., wearing a sensor) sometimes seem like rival technologies in the...

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According to a recent Apple report , over 425,000 mobile apps are now available in the App Store, with a staggering 200 million users and 15 billion downloads. And...

The Obesity Society's annual meeting has long been our favorite place to catch up on the basic science research behind this critical problem.

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Here at diaTribe , we are constantly inspired by the huge number of organizations working to improve the lives of people with diabetes. On November 14, the IDF will host...

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...

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While Lantus (Sanofi’s insulin glargine) is the current standard for basal insulins, companies are still investing significant efforts to develop even better long-acting...

Kelly reflects on her recent visit to Washington…

In late August, the European Commission approved Boehringer Ingelheim/Eli Lilly’s DPP-4 inhibitor, Tradjenta, for type 2 diabetes. Tradjenta (also known as Trajenta in...

The diaTribe team traveled to Amsterdam to attend the 43rd Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD).

Recently, increasing evidence has suggested that weight-loss surgery (called “bariatric surgery”) can help improve type 2 diabetes management (or even cause its reversal...

During our recent trip to Portugal for the 47th Annual Meeting of EASD, we had the chance to see the once-weekly GLP-1 drug Bydureon for the first time since its...

With humor and detail, Gary Scheiner, a certified diabetes educator and author of one of our favorite books about diabetes, Think Like a Pancreas, gives us his...

Although most blood glucose meters are theoretically able to upload test results to a computer, the reality can be a frustrating, time-consuming process. Different...

Larry Soler and Dr. James Gavin discuss Partnership for a Healthier America's efforts to fight childhood obesity.

Valeritas’ V-Go Disposable Insulin Delivery Device. In late July, Valeritas announced it had received CE Mark approval for its V-Go disposable insulin delivery device,...

While the rest of America was watching the Super Bowl, we were taking in the countryside in Montpellier, France, at first annual European Diabetes Technology and...