Cycloset Approved for Type 2 Diabetes

WEDNESDAY, May 6 -- Cycloset (bromocriptine), a drug that takes the novel approach of managing blood sugar via the brain, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, maker VeroScience Inc. said Wednesday.

The drug, previously prescribed in higher amounts to treat Parkinson's disease, targets a brain chemical that ultimately is involved in regulating metabolism, reports the Associated Press.

A single dose taken in the morning helped control the rise in blood sugar... read more

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Amylin seeks FDA OK on once-weekly diabetes drug

This is the drug I wrote about here recently. It's an extended version of the twice-daily injectable drug Byetta, a version of a protein found in Gila monster saliva, and is being viewed by Wall Street as a way for Amylin to reinvigorate sales.

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Comparing Insulins for Type 2s

Some of our doctors don't help us when they use insulin as a threat: "Unless you reduce your blood glucose, I am going to have to put you on insulin."

So it's no surprise that many of us who have type 2 diabetes think we have failed when our doctors prescribe it. This comes from thinking of injecting insulin as a last resort.

It isn't. More and more of us are now starting to take... read more

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Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days

Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days is an independent documentary film that chronicles six Americans with diabetes who switch to a diet consisting entirely of vegan, organic, uncooked food in order to reverse disease without pharmaceutical medication. The six are challenged to give up meat, dairy, sugar, alcohol, nicotine, caffeine, soda, junk food, fast food, processed food, packaged food, and even cooked food for 30 days.

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Twitter: Smaller than a blog, better than Instant Messaging

What if you could make new virtual friends outside of your online acquaintances in social networks? And what if you could learn more about ways to better manage your diabetes at the same time?

This article explains the hot new online platform called Twitter.

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Popular diabetes treatment could trigger pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer

In a study published in the online edition of the journal Diabetes, researchers from UCLA found that sitagliptin, sold in pill form as JANUVIA, caused abnormalities in the pancreas that are recognized as risk factors for pancreatitis and, with time, pancreatic cancer in humans.

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Good News: Type 2 Diabetes Seems to Lower the Risk of Prostate Cancer

Finally some good news!

Scientists at the Harlyne Norris Research Center in Los Angeles report that type 2 men are at less risk of developing prostate cancer than men without diabetes.

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Good News: Type 2 Diabetes Seems to Lower the Risk of Prostate Cancer

Finally some good news!

Scientists at the Harlyne Norris Research Center in Los Angeles report that type 2 men are at less risk of developing prostate cancer than men without diabetes.

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Good News: Type 2 Diabetes Seems to Lower the Risk of Prostate Cancer

Finally some good news!

Scientists at the Harlyne Norris Research Center in Los Angeles report that type 2 men are at less risk of developing prostate cancer than men without diabetes.

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Hypoglycemia Linked to Dementia

A single episode of low blood sugar severe enough to require prompt medical attention increases a person’s risk of developing dementia in old age, a study in people with diabetes suggests. Ugh!

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