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This week’s New Product: The Stairs Maybe we should reintroduce our patients to them? For an inspiring article on how we are missing out on this great exercise opportunity as well as her own take on the CDC’s latest predictions on the increase in diabetes in the U.S., see Sheri …

ILUVIEN® — an intravitreal insert for the treatment of diabetic macular edema (DME) Iluvien, which has the potential to be the first FDA-approved prescription product for DME, is a sustained release intravitreal insert.   Iluvien is inserted in the back of the patient’s eye to a position that takes advantage of …

Breakfast Essentials – No Sugar Added by Carnation With just 9 grams of carbohydrates mixed with milk, enjoy well-balanced nutrition — calcium, iron, protein and 25% of the RDI for 21 essential vitamins and minerals — with a wholesome, delicious taste and no added sugar. A reduced calorie supplement that’s …

The BodyMedia(R) FIT System Revisited About three months ago we featured a new product, The BodyMedia(R) FIT System, which measures calories and activity throughout the day. The folks at BodyMedia supplied us with some units to use and we have prepared some information to help you learn how you and …

Garmin Forerunner 210 Forerunner® 210 gives you the freedom to train indoors or out. Outdoors, it uses GPS to accurately record your time, pace and distance. To track that same data at the gym, snap the foot pod onto your shoe and you’re good to go. For even more options, …

iBGStar iPhone diabetes device Sanofi-Aventis launched its iBGStar hybrid medical device to monitor blood glucose levels that can also be plugged into an iPhone or an iPod touch. The iBGStar is a USB-sized blood glucose monitor that works as a standalone monitor, or it can be used with the new iBGStar …

Tiniboy Lancets (36 gauge/70mm) At 36 gauge and just 70mm in length, the Tinyboy lancet is the thinnest and shortest diabetic lancet. Dr. Stanley Kim developed the lancet. Dr. Kim — who has diabetes — wanted a lancet that would be less painful. He currently markets the Tinyboy lancet through …

Cycloset New First in Class Type 2 Diabetes Drug Cycloset Available November 2010. VeroScience announced that they have entered into a distribution and license agreement granting Santarus exclusive rights to manufacture and commercialize Cycloset®, which has been approved by the FDA as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve …

Miraculins PREVU Skin Cholesterol Test This test provides a non-invasive and painless measurement of skin cholesterol. According to our intern, Robert Bushey, University of Florida College of Pharmacy, skin comprises 11% of the total body’s cholesterol and is a newly determined risk factor for heart disease. Changes in skin cholesterol …

Tekamlo™, a Combination of Aliskiren and Amlodipine Novartis Receives FDA Approval of Tekamlo™, a Combination of Aliskiren and Amlodipine to Treat High Blood Pressure: Tekamlo is approved as initial therapy for patients who are likely to need multiple drugs to achieve their blood pressure goals and as replacement therapy for …