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Type 2 Diabetes Drug Byetta Recommended as Add-on Therapy to Insulin

The European Medicines Agency's (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has issued a positive opinion in the European Union (EU) for the expanded use of Byetta (exenatide twice-daily) as an add-on therapy to basal insulin, with or without metformin and/or Actos® (pioglitazone)...

Insulet to Integrate LifeScan’s OneTouch into Next Generation OmniPod

Insulet Corporation, the company behind OmniPod Insulin Management System, announced it has signed a worldwide agreement with LifeScan, Inc. to integrate LifeScan's OneTouch blood glucose monitoring technology into...

Merck Serono to Distribute Mendor’s Diabetes Products in the UK

Finnish diabetes technology company Mendor has announced an international partnership distribution agreement with a leading pharmaceutical company in the diabetes field, Merck Serono, covering the United Kingdom diabetes market. Mendor’s first product, a blood glucose meter...

Amylin’s New Type 2 Diabetes Treatment, Bydureon, Now Available in US Pharmacies

The newly approved type 2 diabetes drug Bydureon, made by Amylin Pharmaceuticals and Alkermes plc, is now available by prescription in U.S. pharmacies. Bydureon is the first and only once-weekly treatment for type 2 diabetes. It was approved by the US FDA ...

Cellnovo Launches World’s First Mobile-Connected Insulin Pump

British based Cellnovo announced the commercial launch of the its new mobile-connected diabetes management system, and the start of the largest usability trial ever to investigate insulin pump technology for patients with type 1 diabetes. The trial will also be the first in which all clinical data is captured remotely, in real-time, using the mobile data connectivity of the Cellnovo system...

5 Low Carb Chocolate Valentine’s Day Desserts

We rarely eat anything sweet, and we don't usually publish recipes with sweeteners of any sort. But sometimes you have to make exceptions. Valentine's Day is one of those times. If you're going to celebrate Valentine's Day with chocolate, there are ways to do it that shouldn't make your blood sugar soar.

FDA Approves Merck’s New Type 2 Diabetes Drug Janumet

The FDA has approved Merck's (MSD) new type 2 diabetes medication, JANUMET(R) XR (sitagliptin and metformin hydrochloride (HCl) extended-release) The new treatment combines sitagliptin, which is the active component of Januvia (sitagliptin), with extended-release metformin...

DexCom and Tandem to Integrate CGM into Next Generation Pumps

Continuous glucose monitoring systems maker DexCom, Inc. and Tandem, the developer of first ever touch-screen insulin pump, announced that they have signed a Development and Commercialization Agreement to integrate a future generation of DexCom's...

FDA Approves New Type 2 Diabetes Combination Medication Jentadueto

The FDA has approved Eli Lilly and Boehringer Ingelheim's new type 2 diabetes treatment Jentadueto (linagliptin/metformin hydrochloride), which combines DPP-4 inhibitor, linagliptin (the active ingredient in Tradjenta™ (linagliptin) tablets), and metformin in a single tablet...

FDA Approves Type 2 Diabetes Drug Bydureon

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Alkermes plc received FDA approval for Bydureon, a next generation once-weekly treatment for type 2 diabetes. The drug which received EU approval in June was turned down by the FDA twice during 2010, requesting further testing be conducted...