44 percent say diabetes affects sex life

A study of U.S., British and German diabetes patients found 44 percent say the disease affects their ability or desire to have sex, researchers said.

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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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Court Nominee Manages Diabetes With Discipline

Judge Sonia Sotomayor succeeds with (or despite) her diabetes.

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Court Nominee Manages Diabetes With Discipline

Judge Sonia Sotomayor succeeds with (or despite) her diabetes.

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A 3,000-Mile Triumph, Spurred on by Diabetes

Last week, a team of eight cyclists completed the coast-to-coast bike marathon called the Race Across America in record time. It was quite an achievement under any circumstances, but what made it extraordinary was something all eight of them had in common: Type 1 diabetes.

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Vegan Diet May Treat Diabetes

Vegan Diet May Treat Diabetes:
Study Shows It Might Help Reduce Need To Take Medications For Type 2 Diabetes

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Types of Diabetes Pills

Many types of diabetes pills can help people with type 2 diabetes lower their blood glucose. Each class of pill helps lower blood glucose in a different way. You might know your pill (or pills) by a different name.

Each of the medicines discussed here has side effects and other warnings and precautions. Some diabetes pills have been associated with increased risk of heart disease. It is important to discuss the risks and benefits... read more

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Once-weekly Amylin drug tops Januvia, Actos-study

A new once-weekly form of injectable diabetes drug Byetta (still awaiting FDA approval) proved superior to the widely used medicines Actos and Januvia in a clinical trial, according to data presented on Saturday.

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Its inhaled insulin will succeed where Big Pharma failed, MannKind says

For more than a decade, MannKind Corp. of Valencia, Calif., has sunk about $1 billion into developing a fast-acting inhaled insulin, touting it as easier to take than frequent injections and medically superior to traditional medicines for controlling blood sugar.

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