Research Points to New Way to Treat Type 2 Diabetes: Insulin First

Three years into a six-year study and researchers have reported that the standard treatment for patients with Type 2 diabetes may have to be turned on its head.

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Novo Nordisk Wins Design Award for NovoTwist Needle

Novo Nordisk has been awarded a Good Design Award for NovoTwist(TM), the new needle designed for use with the insulin delivery device FlexPen(R). The needle, which has a simple 'just twist' attachment and detachment, makes injection easier for people with diabetes.

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Insulin therapy effective, accepted in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes

A new study shows that insulin-based therapy was safe, effective, well accepted and did not cause greater weight gain or hypoglycemia in patients newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

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Insulin reverses elderly muscle loss

Insulin may help turn back the clock on elderly muscle loss, U.S. researchers said.

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Ask the Expert: What steps do we have to take to get off all insulin and get back on oral medications again?

What steps do we have to take to get off all insulin and get back on oral medications again? I want to feel the way I used to with this disease and still keep the numbers down as well as the weight.

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Study Investigates Starting with Insulin for Newly Diagnosed Type 2

New study shows that newly diagnosed Type 2 patients do well on insulin -- without weight gain or low blood sugar episodes.

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FDA: Stolen insulin creates public health risk

The saga on that Levemir insulin stolen in June continues...

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Medingo Introduces Solo(TM) MicroPump Tubeless Insulin Delivery System

Medingo US, Inc. introduced a brand new miniature, tube-free insulin delivery system, the Solo MicroPump, at the American Association of Diabetes Educators Meeting in Atlanta, GA, August 5-8, 2009.

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FDA Warns of Faulty Read Outs on Some Diabetes Test Strips

Certain blood-glucose test strips called GDH-PQQ strips, maybe inaccurate when it comes to measuring blood sugar levels, leading to patients receiving inaccurate information that could then result in them acting inappropriately relating to giving insulin shots.

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Ask the Expert: How can I gain weight while on insulin?

I am 6' 2" and was always around 170 lbs. Then when I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2005, I went down to 150 lbs. and have stayed around that area. I would like to be back around 170 but cannot get there for the life of me. I eat about 2-3 times more than the average person a day, and still cannot gain weight. I usually keep my blood sugar in a... read more

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