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For the first time, mans best friend will now have his own non-human insulin. The FDA has approved a porcine insulin zinc suspension product as the first drug for treating diabetic dogs. Prior to the development of this product, the only treatment veterinarians could use on diabetic dogs was human …

Many children don’t wear medical alert identification because it draws attention to their condition. The Beadin’ Beagle now offers a fashionable alternative to the standard medical identification bracelet! For more styles Click Here

Preliminary results of 12 week Phase 2 studies show LAF237 was well tolerated and demonstrated surprising glucose-lowering potency both as monotherapy, and in combination with metformin. Novartis is proceeding to Phase 3 Clinical Trials with this compound. See this weeks Item #2. To get slides on how LAF237 works

Last year when I first heard about the Flat-D pad, from Frank Morosky of FLAT-D innovations, I thought it was a joke. But after seeing some of the comments of users and doing some more research into why diabetes patients get gas, I now know why Frank called me. To …

Special Feature by Stephen Freed, RPh, Diabetes Educator, Publisher I recently traveled to 15 small towns in central Illinois and provided diabetes education for over 350 patients.   Because I only had 20 minutes with each patient, I had to be short, precise and to the point. One of the …

Stomach fat increases risk more than overall or peripheral fat.

Premenopausal women with insulin-dependent type 1 diabetes have a greatly increased risk of mortality from cardiovascular disease

People with short upper legs are more likely to have glucose intolerance or diabetes, That was reported at the American Heart Association’s 43rd Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention. Average thigh length was 15.4 inches for those with insulin resistance and 15.1 for those with diabetes. The average …

Eating fast food and sitting hours on end in front of the TV are really terrible for the waistline. As obvious as this might sound, there actually is little firm scientific data to prove the point, especially against fast food. But now a large study released Saturday shows just how …

People should get no more than 10 percent of their calories from sugar. That from experts says in a major new report last week on how to stem the global epidemic of obesity-linked diseases.