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Reduces A1c by 2 points and average weight lose of 8 pounds in 15 weeks.

A 1 percent weight loss was associated with a 5.6 percent decrease in health care costs, or approximately $408.

Tirst two partially implanted patients are showing early evidence of encapsulated islet function.

Levemir reduced mean A1C levels by 0.54 percent for type 1 and 0.89 percent for type 2 diabetes patients.

Mixing Lantus and rapid-acting insulins as Humalog or Novolog does not compromise glycemic control. Similar to what has been shown in short-term studies, rapid-acting insulin analogues (RAI) can be mixed with insulin glargine without compromising long-term glycemic control in children with type 1 diabetes, new research shows. The ability to …

First study to show the dramatic increase in children with type 2 diabetes. By examining the number of prescriptions for type 2 diabetes drugs taken by children ages 5–19 years, which doubled between 2002 and 2005.

Injecting patients with a DNA-binding protein may prevent diabetes-related nerve damage – known as diabetic neuropathy – particularly to the hands and feet.

Young people with type 2 diabetes are more likely to have high blood pressure and signs of kidney damage than their counterpart who have type 1 diabetes, even though type 2 diabetic have had the disease for a much shorter time.

Young women with diabetes with sexual dysfunction may find that Viagra (sildenafil) improves arousal, orgasm and sexual enjoyment and decreases pain during intercourse.

Persons with diabetes who develop an infection are at a 55-fold greater risk for hospitalization, and an alarming 154-fold greater risk for amputation.