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The rate of nocturnal hypoglycemia was also significantly lower in patients taking BIL….
Read More »U300 Insulin Glargine Produces Lower Rates of Night Time Hypoglycemia
A reduced risk of nocturnal hypoglycemia is among the advantages….
Read More »Insulin Resistance’s Effects on Tissue Iron Stores and Cognitive Performance
BIO (brain iron overload) could be a potentially useful MRI biomarker for insulin resistance and obesity-associated cognitive dysfunction….
Read More »Basaglar (insulin glargine injection) by Lilly and Boehringer
Basaglar (insulin glargine injection) by Lilly and Boehringer The FDA has granted tentative approval for Basaglar (insulin glargine injection), a basal insulin. Basaglar is Eli Lilly and Co. and Boehringer Ingelheim"s basal insulin. Basaglar has the same amino acid sequence as the currently marketed insulin glargine product. While the FDA …
Read More »New Ultra-Rapid-Acting Insulin Formulation
BIOD-531 is a new ultra-rapid-acting insulin formulation that has been shown to work better than current therapies at treating diabetes in a mid-stage trial….
Read More »Correlation between Insulin Sensitivity and Renal Problems
Renal abnormalities may be indicated by a specific key marker in type 2 diabetes….
Read More »Using a GLP-1 Receptor Agonist as Add-On to Basal Insulin
It is always interesting when you two legends in diabetes care sit down and have a conversation about the use of medications in patient care. Usually these thought leaders are early adopters when it comes to using medication combinations for diabetes. I had the opportunity to review a conversation that John …
Read More »Early Insulin Delays Diabetes But Are There Negative Consequences?
One researcher comments, "Please don’t fall into this trap that you can prevent diabetes with insulin."…
Read More »Safe and Effective Closed Loop Insulin Delivery for Type 1’s Decreases Hypo’s
A new delivery system has been evaluated and found to be safe and effective for young adults to use at home without any supervision needed….
Read More »Handbook of Diabetes, 4th Edition, Excerpt #4: Normal Physiology of Insulin Secretion and Action
Rudy Bilous MD, FRCP Richard Donnelly MD, PHD, FRCP, FRACP Islet structure and function Insulin is synthesized in and secreted from the β-cells within the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas. The normal pancreas has about 1 million islets, which constitute about 2-3% of the gland’s mass. All of the islet …
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