Category Archives: Diabetes

Highly unlikely that impaired glucose or associated metabolic derangements cause polyneuropathy

ROCHESTER, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In a reversal of two decades of medical reports, a Mayo Clinic study finds the frequency of nerve damage called diabetic polyneuropathy is similar in prediabetic patients and healthy people. Physicians should seek explanations other than prediabetes for … Continue reading

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Diabetes incidence rising: Research and Markets

DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/54a0f2/blood_glucose_test) has announced the addition of the “Blood Glucose Testing and Diabetes Management” report to their offering. There has been a dramatic increase in the incidence of diabetes worldwide, which has been exacerbated by the growing obesity … Continue reading

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Insulin production may persist for decades after the onset of type 1 diabetes: MGH study

The Diabetes Page on Amazon Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) research has found that insulin production may persist for decades after the onset of type 1 diabetes. Beta cell functioning also appears to be preserved in some patients years after apparent … Continue reading

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EU approval of Byetta use with basal insulin

SAN DIEGO and INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMLN) and Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) today announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has … Continue reading

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