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Diabetes Pioneer Dies at 96

Dr. William R. Kirtley, a medical researcher pioneer who helped develop drugs after World War II that greatly improved the lives of diabetics, has died at the age of 96. Kirtley was part of a research team at Eli Lilly & Company in Indianapolis that conducted groundbreaking research on diabetes drugs after the war...

Novo Nordisk Spends $375k Lobbying US Government

Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk, the world's top producer of insulin, spent $375,000 lobbying the U.S. government in the second quarter of 2010 on several diabetes-related issues, among other topics, according to a Bloomberg report

Genetic Testing To Predict Diabetes: Yes or No?

Fruity-smelling breath can be a sign of diabetic ketoacidosis. It can, of course, also be a sign of having eaten fruit...

Dylan Covey to Play for the University of San Diego

California high school right-hander Dylan Covey has been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and will honor his commitment to play college baseball at the University of San Diego, bypassing signing a professional contract with the Milwaukee Brewers who drafted him...

Diabetes Diagnosis, Before and After

“This seems to be type 1, and not gestational diabetes,” my new endocrinologist said, “and we’re treating two patients here: you and your baby.”

Diabetes Drug Prescriptions in England Up By 40%

The cost and number of drugs prescribed to treat diabetes in England has risen by more than 40 percent in the last five years, according to a new National Health Service (NHS) report released today. According to Diabetes UK the NHS Information Centre has found that just over 35.5 million prescription items were dispensed in primary care units across England...

Lindsey’s Guide to Surviving College With The Big D: Part 3

When I left for college it was especially important for me to quickly get into a good health routine where diabetes came first...

Diabetes Costs Out of Control In UK, Researchers Say

Researchers from the University of Cardiff, Wales, have found that the British National Health Service (NHS) costs for diabetes drugs, even taking into account the price of inflation, went up by 104% between 2000 - 2008, the BBC reports. According to the researchers the NHS is spending too much on diabetes drugs that account for 7% of the UK prescribing budget...

Moving Minds Toward a Cure: The Pediatric Diabetes Research Center

The PDRC is a new state-of-the-art diabetes research and clinical center under the Department of Pediatrics at the University of California, San Diego...

Never Check Your Diabetes Bag

Lost luggage: Just about every frequent traveler has had to deal with it. My own worst loss of luggage happened when I flew to Turkey and my suitcase went to London. It was the same trip that Mike forgot to pack his glucometer.