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Eli Lilly Suspends Trials for New Type 1 Diabetes Drug
Eli Lilly and Co. and MacroGenics Inc. announced that the Protege Data Monitoring Committee (DMC), has completed a planned analysis of one-year safety and efficacy data of the Protege Phase 3 clinical trial of teplizumab. The DMC, composed of independent experts in the fields of diabetes and biostatistics, concluded that the primary efficacy endpoint of the study was not met...
FDA Requests Further Testing On Amylin’s New Type 2 Diabetes Drug
In the complete response letter regarding the New Drug Application (NDA) for Bydureon (exenatide extended-release for injectable suspension) issued Tuesday the FDA requested Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Eli Lilly and Alkermesa conduct a thorough QT study which would look at the new drug's effect on patients' heart rates...
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FDA Requests Further Testing On Amylin’s New Type 2 Diabetes Drug
In the complete response letter regarding the New Drug Application (NDA) for Bydureon (exenatide extended-release for injectable suspension) issued Tuesday the FDA requested Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Eli Lilly and Alkermesa conduct a thorough QT study which would look at the new drug's effect on patients' heart rates...
Adjusting My Insulin for Running
During my failed attempt to run a sub 4 marathon in Tiberias last year, I had decided to run the Tiberias Marathon again this year. This decision,…
LADA Awareness Week
Manny Hernandez of TuDiabetes and the non-profit Diabetes Hands Foundation, together with dlife, launched a LADA awareness campaign this week…
D. Medical Insulin Pump to be Distributed in Greece
D. Medical Industries Ltd. announced the execution of a distribution agreement with Pharmaserve-Lilly S.A.C.I. ("Pharmaserve-Lilly") for the distribution of its ADI durable insulin pump, related consumables and its Universal Detach Detect Infusion Sets in Greece. The ADI pump, developed by D. Medical subsidiary Spring, is the only insulin pump on the market today that implements a spring-based...
Curing Diabetes: How Close Are We?
I spoke with Dr. Camillo Ricordi in this second profile of change leaders in diabetes. Dr. Ricordi is the Scientific Director at the premiere, cure-focused,…
Roasted Red Pepper Vinaigrette
This vinaigrette is delicious on just about any salad but I prefer it on fresh spinach. While living in Chicago, I fell in love with a small little pizza place (the only non-Chicago style pizza place I could find!) that served a spinach salad topped with red onion...
The Best of ASweetLife 2010
Over the last few weeks we've been trying to choose our favorite essays and recipes to re-feature in a "best of" list. It's been a difficult task...