http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/26/us-sanofi-sa-diabetes-toujeo-idUSKBN0LU13I20150226 SanofiSAs new Toujeo diabetes drug won U.S. regulatory approval, but with wording on its prescribing label that analysts say could make marketing difficult. Toujeo is a more potent follow-up to the drugmakers top-selling Lantus insulin product, which accounts for a fifth ofSanofisales.Sanofiis hoping to convert patients to Toujeo as Lantus is due to lose […]
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Previouslywe shared the release fromT1D Exchange and Locemia about rescue glucagon. Curious where the name came from? This will help. For more see Locemia.com
Medical searches on Google When you do a Google search for certain medical conditions, you can learn about their symptoms and treatments. This includes information from medical doctors about how common a condition is, whether its critical or contagious, the ages it usually affects, and more. Get info about medical conditions When you search for […]
From:http://seekingalpha.com/article/2951636-dexcoms-dxcm-ceo-kevin-sayer-on-q4-2014-results-earnings-call-transcript Kevin Sayer President, Chief Executive Officer Thank you, Steve. For our business update today I would like to discuss several major initiatives for 2015. Lets start with innovation. On a worldwide basis we launched a total of five new products in 2014, compared to a total of three worldwide product launches in the previous […]
Dexcom commented onArtificial Pancreas in their most recent call. More than we can abstract buy here is a sample: From:http://seekingalpha.com/article/2951636-dexcoms-dxcm-ceo-kevin-sayer-on-q4-2014-results-earnings-call-transcript As we sit here today and as weve sat here for the past several years our message has been CGM first that making CGM systems more and more accurate and reliable and better tools to […]
From:http://jdrf.org/2015/02/the-serious-side-of-the-flu-for-people-with-t1d/ The flu can increase the risk of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), a serious acute complication of type 1 diabetes (T1D) that results from too little insulin DKA is normally seen in states of prolonged fasting or starvation. The body shifts metabolism from primarily using glucose to using an alternate fuel pathway, ketones, derived from fatty […]
From:http://nedawareness.org/about-nedawareness The goal of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (Feb 22 28) #NEDAwareness Week is to put the spotlight on the seriousness of eating disorders and to improve public understanding of their causes, triggers and treatments. By increasing awareness and access to resources, we can encourage early detection and intervention, which can improve the likelihood […]
ByK. Aleisha Fetters Lose weight: Its the go-to recommendation for preventing diabetes. But according to new research published in theJournal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, it may not be enough. Vitamin D deficiency also appears to increase your risk of Type 2 diabetes no matter your weight. (more)
From:http://diabetesstories.com Last year Bennet Dunlap and a group of committed DOC (Diabetes Online Community) advocates created a social movement called StripSafely. It was the raising of voices of those with diabetes to encourage the FDA to put a post market survey in place to ensure our test strips and meters meet safety standards and the […]
From:http://tandemdiabetes.com/News/2015/Tandem-Launches-t-simulator-Demonstration-App/ San Diego,February 20, 2015Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. (NASDAQ: TNDM), a medical device company and manufacturer of the t:slim and t:flex Insulin Pumps, today announced the release of the t:simulator App, which mimics the touchscreen interface and features of the t:slim Insulin Pump. The t:simulator App is compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch andis […]