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Exubera Reduced blood glucose levels in patients with Type 2 diabetes, from an A1c of 9.6 to 7.7%.

New data demonstrated that people with type 2 treated with the LANTUS® plus oral antidiabetic medications achieve greater blood glucose control, defined as reaching target A1C= 7%, with less risk of hypoglycemia compared to standard twice-daily premixed insulin and no oral agents.

If you’ve been taking aspirin daily to improve heart health, you’ll be interested to know about a much tastier way to get the same effects – to thin blood, reduce clotting and lower fat in the blood that can cause blockage, without negatively affecting cholesterol levels.

An ace inhibitor showed a 21% reduction in unexpected deaths, deaths due to cardiac arrest, or nonfatal cardiac arrest. Past studies have shown that these medications reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in people with heart disease. Now comes word that they can also dramatically lower the risk …

Early treatment of patients with type 1 diabetes with diazoxide, an inhibitor of insulin secretion, temporarily preserved residual insulin production in a recent study.

Diabetes triples the likelihood that postmenopausal women with coronary heart disease will develop heart failure.

Middle age and elderly women whose diets include a lot of red meat appear to have an increased risk of developing diabetes. Dr. Simin Liu, of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, and colleagues examined the association between red meat consumption and the risk of type 2 diabetes, the type …

Being overweight may be a more pronounced risk factor of type 2 diabetes than being inactive, according to a new study.

How hard should you exert yourself to improve you cardiovascular system and reduce fat?

Continuous glucose sensor technology has the potential to revolutionize diabetes management by providing patients with ongoing, online feedback about current blood glucose levels and rate/direction of change, as well as alarms to alert for possible dangerous trends.