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Type 1 Diabetes is a chronic condition in which your body loses the ability to produce insulin, which is necessary for most cells to convert food into energy and regulate blood sugar levels. 

How can we best tackle diabetes and obesity? Read about our trip to the International Diabetes Federation’s 21st World Congress in Dubai.
In October 2010, Biocon, an Indian pharmaceutical company, and Pfizer partnered to develop and market biosimilar insulin analogs (see NewNowNext in diaTribe #26). A...
We love articles with information that you can apply to your own life. In this article, you receive guidance on how to lower your risk of cardiovascular disease, the...
As we have previously written, Vivus’ weight loss drug Qnexa is up for approval in the US in April of this year. Encouragingly, Vivus announced recently that, if...
Lessons from TCOYD, Santa Clara.
April has been quite a busy month for Medtronic with the launch of new CareLink software that is finally Mac-compatible and the introduction of the greatly anticipated...
What does a cure mean to you? Kerri Morrone Sparling shares her thoughts.
Novo Nordisk’s Head of China Ron Christie divulges details on the state of diabetes care in the world’s most populous nation.
For people with diabetes, driving a car can be dangerous. According to a study of crash data from the United Kingdom, commercial truck drivers with diabetes had a three-...
Want faster acting insulin? CDE Gary Scheiner shows you some options with five innovative tips that you may want to consider…
If you’ve been following our coverage of Orexigen’s obesity drug, Contrave, you’re likely aware that it has been through a regulatory rollercoaster over the past few...
Beta cell regeneration, dedifferentiation, redifferentiation, isolation, and encapsulation: this article reviews some of the leading curative research, profiling...
Earlier this month, Medtronic announced that FDA has approved mySentry , a remote monitoring system that enables parents and caregivers to see real-time insulin pump and...
How Long Will We Have To Wait? about the book Every person touched by diabetes wants to know when there will be a cure. A lot of work is going on, but what are the...
Several months after an FDA advisory committee delivered an overwhelmingly positive vote (20-2) in favor of approving Vivus’ Qnexa for the treatment of obesity, the...
A story of hope and inspiration, Not Dead Yet chronicles Phil Southerland’s life with diabetes and his time cycling with Team Type 1.
Kelly thanks the FDA for keeping its holiday promise: an artificial pancreas guidance document by December 1…
In another disappointing turn, Diamyd Medical announced in late June that it was suspending a phase 3 trial for its GAD65 vaccine Diamyd. The US-based trial examined the...
What will it take to get an artificial pancreas approved? It seems that the path ahead may now be a bit clearer…
At the recent Children with Diabetes (CWD) Friends for Life (FFL) conference at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando, Florida, we had the privilege of attending...

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