Diabetes News Archive

THURSDAY, Feb. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Sanofi-Aventis's Apidra (insulin glulisine) Solostar injection pen has been approved to treat diabetes, the company said Thursday in a news release.

Estimates of Diagnosed Diabetes Now Available for all U.S. Counties

The Blue Foundation, which gave nearly $100,000 to the Manatee Public Health Department will offer a diabetes program to uninsured residents who live in DeSoto, Sarasota and Manatee counties, the foundation announced.

( Penn State ) Diabetes patients undergoing team-based care do not save more in treatment costs under Medicare and Medicaid than other patients, but they are healthier, according to a recent study.

Advertising agency Mullen has won a three-year contract with the American Diabetes Association to raise awareness about the chronic disease, the agency said on Thursday.

Scientists have harnessed a new drug discovery tool to identify a new player in the body's insulin secretion process. This finding could spark a completely new class of drugs to treat type 2 diabetes.

One disease many do not link to their heart, is diabetes. By managing diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol, doctors say people with diabetes can reduce their risk of suffering from diabetes and heart disease.

Another 200 newborns in Georgia and Florida with high-risk genes for type 1 diabetes will be enrolled over the next year in a long-term study to determine how genetics and environment cause the disease.

WASHINGTON - A new program launched Wednesday aims to tackle the growing problem of diabetes in minority communities, and in Dallas, it will focus on getting community health care workers more intensely involved with patients.

Thousands of Utahns are expected to attend the annual American Diabetes Association Expo on Saturday, Feb. 28, at the South Towne Expo Center.