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First Mobile Diabetes Management System Approved by EU
The UK-based company, Cellnovo, received CE Mark approval for the world’s first mobile diabetes management system, a significant milestone for the company and for people living with diabetes. Cellnovo is a complete diabetes management system built around the principles of mobile, wireless technology. The system includes an insulin patch pump, a wireless, touch screen handset with a built-in blood glucose monitor, and an extendable applications set...
All About Balance: BOSU and Blood Sugar
This is a diabetes blog, not a cat blog. But I can’t go on without sharing this photo. Now that I’ve gotten that out of the way, I’d…
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Nick Jonas and Bayer HealthCare Announce The Simple Inspirations Contest
Nick Jonas, of the Jonas Brothers, has teamed up with Bayer HealthCare for the “Simple Inspirations” contest. The contest, sponsored by Bayer HealthCare, challenges people living with diabetes to motivate newly diagnosed patients by sharing their most inspirational thoughts about living with the disease. The goal of the contest is to enrich the lives of everyone who has diabetes and to demonstrate that people with diabetes can live a full and engaged life by effectively managing their condition...
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Adding ONGLYZA to Insulin in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Found Effective
Results of an investigational Phase 3b clinical study, presented by Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and AstraZeneca at the 47th European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), have shown that adding ONGLYZA (saxagliptin) 5 mg to ongoing insulin therapy (with or without metformin) maintained reductions of blood sugar levels (glycosylated hemoglobin levels, or HbA1c) in adult patients with type 2 diabetes...
Have Diabetes, Will Travel
I’m pleased as punch to be representing ASweetLife this weekend at the Stanford Medicine 2.0 Conference! Besides the fact that Stanford…
Swiss Chard Onion and Cheese Frittata
Swiss Chard, Onion and Cheese Frittata
This frittata is full of flavor and incredibly healthy, since Swiss chard is a nutrient dense vegetable that is rich in dietary fiber. I think it's a perfect dish for a weekend brunch, but could easily work for dinner, too.
Diabetes Confusion: It’s Everywhere
A few week’s ago AOL’s welcome screen picked up an article I wrote about a cartoonist with type 1 diabetes. Two things happened.…
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Novo Nordisk’s New Ultra-Long-Acting Insulin Proves Effective for Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes
Novo Nordisk's ultra-long-acting insulin degludec, an investigational basal insulin being developed, showed significant blood sugar reductions in patients with type 2 diabetes even when doses were given once-daily up to 40 hours apart, according to data presented today at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Lisbon...