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Letter from the Editor, #688
Over and over we have new therapies for diabetes come to the market with lots of promise and hope. These new classes with great results in pre-marketing studies offer extra armament to fight the epidemic of diabetes yet they don’t get used because of words like "cardiac arrest" and "cancer." …
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With its large tactile buttons and fully audible features, the GLUCOCARD® Expression™ has quickly become a cost effective alternative for diabetic users with visual and/or hearing impairments. This talking meter, in both English and Spanish, has the most frequently requested features by both users and healthcare providers. Connecting to the ARK …
Read More »FDA: Diabetes Test Strip Maker Recalls 62 Million Products
FDA: Diabetes Test Strip Maker Recalls 62 Million Products Nova Diabetes Care announced it is initiating a voluntary recall of 21 lots of the Nova Max Glucose Test Strips distributed both in the USA and outside the continental USA. Nova Max® Plus™ Glucose meter kits are included in this recall. …
Read More »Diabetes 1500 BC
Diabetes was one of the first diseases ever described when an Egyptian manuscript from 1500 BC mentioned "too great emptying of the urine." Indian physicians around the same time identified the disease and classified it as madhumeha or "honey urine," noting the urine would attract ants. Type 1 and type …
Read More »Elderly Diabetes Sufferers More Likely to Have a Disability
Researchers trawled through more than 3,200 previously published studies exploring the link between diabetes and disability. Most people in the studies were over 65. Lead epidemiologist Anna Peeters said the association between diabetes and disability was long known and until now poorly identified but the causes remain mysterious. "It’s possible …
Read More »1 In 5 US Households with Broadband Want Live Chats with Health Experts
Fifty percent of US broadband households with access to online services such as prescription refills, real-time video calls with a doctor, or appointments use these services, and nearly 20%, over 17 million households, are interested in a live chat service with health experts. In addition, 13% of these households are …
Read More »More Aggressive Treatment Often Delayed for Type 2s
Intensification of therapy for patients with type 2 diabetes who have suboptimal glucose control is often delayed….
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Nonaneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) appears to be a distinct microvascular complication of type 1 diabetes….
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The FDA has acknowledged receipt of a resubmission of the new drug application (NDA) for dapagliflozin, an SGLT-2 inhibitor for the treatment of type 2 diabetes…. Astra Zeneca and Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) have announced that the agency has issued a new Prescription Drug User Fee Act goal date of January …
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