A new study has found vitamin D deficiency to be associated with retinopathy in children and adolescents with type 1 dia…
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Diabetic Pilot Reaches the North Pole
Douglas Cairns, a former British Royal Air Force jet pilot who has type 1 diabetes, has completed his Diabetes Polar Fli…
Artificial Pancreas Provides Better Nighttime Blood Sugar Control Than the Pump
The artificial pancreas is better at controlling night time blood sugar levels than conventional pump therapy according …
Bydureon Receives Positive Opinion From The European Medicines Agency
Eli Lilly and Company, Amylin Pharmaceuticals and Alkermes announced today that the Committee for Medicinal Products for…
Victoza More Effective Than Competitors New Study Shows
A new meta study presented by Novo Nordisk at the 20th Annual Meeting and Clinical Congress of the American Association …
IDF Launches International Charter of Rights and Responsibilities of People with Diabetes
The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) today launched the first ever Charter setting out the fundamental rights of …
Sanofi-aventis Announces Positive Results for Lixisenatide
Sanofi-aventis announced today that lixisenatide, a once-daily GLP-1 receptor agonist under development for people with …
Medtronic Launches New Improved CGM Sensor
Medtronic has launched the Enlite Sensor, the newest and most advanced glucose sensor for continuous glucose monitoring …
Dietary Supplement May Help Control Type 2 Diabetes
A new study published in the Journal of Nutrition and Dietary Supplements has found that the natural dietary supplements…
Adolescent BMI May Predict Diabetes and Heart Disease In Adulthood
A new study out of Be'er Sheva University, Israel, has found that adolescent's body mass index (BMI) can predict early o…
