Dr. Jovanovic even recommends using Levemir injections at night to women using insulin pumps, as she prefers the assurance of a basal shot...
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Lane Desborough, Product Strategist at Medtronic, led a discussion of the closed loop system, and what his team faces in designing one...
The U.S. FDA has approved Novo Nordisk's Levemir insulin (insulin detemir [rDNA origin] injection) for use by pregnant women with diabetes, giving it a Category B classification, indicating that it does not increase the risk of harm to the unborn baby.
The label update makes Levemir the first and only basal insulin analog to have this classification...
Studies have shown that excess insulin circulating in the bloodstream is a major independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. However, a new study from Joslin Diabetes Center finds that this condition, called hyperinsulinemia, itself does not cause hardening of the arteries, also known as atherosclerosis...
The European Commission has granted marketing authorization to Byetta (exenatide twice-daily) as an adjunctive therapy to basal insulin, with or without metformin and/or Actos® (pioglitazone), for the treatment of type 2 diabetes in adults who have not achieved adequate glycemic control with these agents...
A new study evaluating the efficacy and safety of adding dapagliflozin therapy to the treatment of type 2 diabetes patients whose blood glucose levels remain poorly controlled despite high doses of insulin was published today in the Annuls of Internal Medicine...
Although I live in an apartment with cat and dog hair scattered around and all the dirt that three little boys bring home, I'm a clean-freak at heart. I clean the keyboard on my laptop, I've been known to wipe down my cell phone, and recently I've thought quite a bit about the fact that Mike's insulin pump, which he's had for about nine months, is long overdue for a wash down...
Medtronic, Inc. today announced the international market launch of CareLink® Pro 3 Therapy Management Software, the first software program to offer advanced decision support to healthcare professionals managing diabetes. The software analyzes data from a patient’s insulin pump, continuous glucose monitoring...
Eli Lilly and Boehringer Ingelheim have announced Jentadueto tablets are now available by prescription in pharmacies across the U.S. Jentadueto is a new prescription medication for type 2 diabetes patients who need to control their blood sugar. Jentadueto is a twice...
Abbott announced that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for the FreeStyle InsuLinx Blood Glucose Monitoring System, the first from Abbott to include a touch-screen interface, automated logbook and several personalization features designed to improve the diabetes management experience for patients....