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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.

It seems that chewing gum is a good method of drug delivery. Generex Biotechnology collaborates with medicinal chewing gum developer Fertin Pharma A/S to develop a chewing gum containing metformin, a generic drug used for the treatment of Type-2 diabetes mellitus and obesity.

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.