Diabetes News Archive

To the Editor: In the Treating to Target in Type 2 Diabetes (4-T) study, Holman et al. (Oct. 29 issue)1 ...

Doug Schantz, the Katy resident and energy executive who died over the weekend in New Orleans, left his mark on the local diabetes community.

Life could become far simpler for diabetes sufferers this week.

Houston Northwest Medical Center will recognize Tuesday, March 23, as American Diabetes Alert Day to help raise awareness of this serious medical condition.

WADENA, Minn. - A 76-year-old man in need of diabetes medication went missing here Monday morning, authorities say.

When some people learn they have diabetes, their first treatment response involves willpower instead of medication. That's a bad idea for people living with type 2 diabetes, say Kaiser Permanente researchers.

St. Luke's Miners Memorial Hospital will hold community Diabetes Education Classes, featuring speakers and an exercise program, at ABC Tamaqua Hi-Rise. The first class will be held form 6 pm - 7 pm on today. The classes will continue for eight consecutive weeks.

The sooner people with diabetes start taking metformin, the longer the drug remains effective, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published in the March issue of Diabetes Care, a journal of the American Diabetes Association. The study found that metformin, an inexpensive, generic drug that helps patients prevent dangerously high blood sugar levels, worked nearly twice as long for people who ...

When Sarah Bouvier of South Burlington was 5 years old, she was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, catapulting her into a regimen of insulin injections and strict eating routines.

Art Smith is justifiably proud of his recent 90-pound weight-loss and healthy new regimen that includes one hour of daily exercise.But local endocrinologists, who specialize in treating Type 2 diabetes, disagree with the assertion on the Feb. 4 " Oprah Winfrey " program dedicated to raising awareness of the disease, that he has "reversed" his Type 2 diabetes through diet and exercise alone."He ...

The sooner people with diabetes start taking metformin, the longer the drug remains effective, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published in the March issue of Diabetes Care, a journal of the American Diabetes Association.

Diamyd Medical announces today that one hundred study participants have been included in the ongoing US Phase III study, DiaPrevent. The global Phase III program with the company's lead drug candidate Diamyd(R) has thereby enrolled more than 430 children newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in Europe and the USA.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and AstraZeneca today announced the commencement of the "Saxagliptin Assessment of Vascular Outcomes Recorded in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus"" trial, a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 4 study, to evaluate treatment with ONGLYZA™ (saxagliptin), a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor, in adult type 2 diabetes patients with cardiovascular ...

PORTLAND, Ore., March 9 (UPI) -- The sooner people with diabetes take the generic drug Metformin that helps prevent high blood sugar levels, the longer it is effective, U.S. researchers said.