By: Melissa Lieser
Recently I ran into an old acquaintance of mine at the theater and he told me he heard from a mutual friend that I had written “some stuff on some diabetes…
Today the FDA indicated that the safety label of Byetta would be modified to include potential kidney problems including possible kidney failure. According to the FDA website "From April 2005 through October 2008, the FDA received 78 reports of problems with kidney function in patients using Byetta." Seven million Byetta prescriptions were issued during this time, so this represents about 1 in 100,000 people being affected...
On November 14th (otherwise known as World Diabetes Day), the Sundance Channel will air the television premier of a new documentary called Life…
Glucose, that innocuous sweet molecule, is reactive. Chemically, what happens is that glucose has a slight reducing capacity (i.e. the capacity…
American Diabetes Month is a time to communicate the seriousness of diabetes and the importance of diabetes prevention and control. This year the American Diabetes Association has launched a national movement, Stop Diabetes, to confront diabetes, fight it, and most importantly, stop it.
Recipe courtesy of Deborah Madison
This savory custard is just the thing to serve on a crisp fall evening -- perhaps with sautéed black kale and baked apples for dessert. The flans are light, yet rich with flavor -- and virtually carb-free.
I just saw an article in USA Today about how the school nurse shortage is affecting kids with diabetes and it made me very grateful, as I always am,…
According to this press release, Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc — the same company that makes my beloved, nauseating Symlin — just got…
Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Takeda Pharmaceuticals Company Limited announced an agreement to co-develop and commercialize pharmaceutical products for the treatment of obseity and related conditions. Amylin, whose top product, Byetta, had sales of $678.5 million last year. will receive a one-time up-front payment of $75 million from Takeda, the largest pharmaceutical