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07/07/2010

Will insulin analogues for children no longer be free of charge in Germany?

Since February 2008, the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) has been trying to exclude short acting insulin analogues completely from reimbursement by the statutory medical insurers. …

07/07/2010

Insulin without patent protection

A new method to produce insulin cheaply has been developed by researchers at the Helmholtz-Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig, in a German-Indo collaboration. The …

07/07/2010

Type 2 diabetics have elevated risk of 24 types of cancer

Type 2 diabetics run an elevated risk of developing cancer, according to the world’s largest study on the combined risk of diabetes and cancer, conducted by scientists at the …

07/07/2010

Patient monitoring devices

In 2009, the continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) market earned manufacturers $23.5; this is forecast to reach $52.0 million in 2016, according to a new analysis from Frost and …

07/07/2010

Type 2 diabetes in children on the rise

There are about 285 million diabetics worldwide, representing 6.4 % of the adult population (20-79 age group). According to International Diabetes Federation (IDF) figures, the …

04/22/2010

Joint campaign highlights dangers of 'spare tyres'

Cancer Research UK has joined forces with the British Heart Foundation (BHF) and Diabetes UK to launch a new campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of carrying excess weight …

02/17/2010

Insulin regulates itself

In type 2 diabetes, which is occurring at alarming rates, the hormone insulin does not work effectively to lower blood sugars and patients also do not make enough insulin. These …

02/05/2010

“Get Serious” needs your support

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02/05/2010

Endocrine Society: No change in blood sugar control goals

A study published this week in Lancet suggests that low A1C levels may be just as dangerous as high A1C levels in diabetes patients with respect to mortality and cardiovascular …

01/25/2010

Glucose monitoring: from lab to POC?

According to estimates up to 450 million patients will suffer from diabetes in the year 2025 (currently 250 million). In view of this, glucose monitoring is of utmost importance. …

01/06/2010

Childhood metabolic measurements may predict diabetes development years later

A child's blood pressure, body mass index, blood glucose level and other laboratory tests and simple office measures may predict the risk of developing type 2 diabetes nine and 26 …

09/29/2009

Bayer Diabets launched DIDGET

Bayer Diabetes Care in the UK and Ireland has launched Didget, the first and only blood glucose meter for diabetic children that connects directly to Nintendo DS and DS Lite …

09/17/2009

Child diabetes cases set to soar across Europe

Expert advises specific strategies should be developed to deal with this relatively new patient group. …

09/01/2009

Russian endocrinology

The fact that child diabetics (type I) in Russia do not receive necessary and qualitative therapy was again highlighted during the 7th Russian conference 'The priority national …

09/01/2009

The 45th Annual Meeting of the European Association or the Study of Diabetes

Vienna, Austria 30 September - 2 October …

09/01/2009

Europe's diabetes dilemma

The difference in the prevalence of diabetes in European countries is striking. Meike Lerner asked Sir Michael Hirst, Vice President of the International Diabetes Federation, why, …

09/01/2009

Successful self-monitoring of blood glucose

Common European guidelines for self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) designed to improve glucose management in diabetics …

09/01/2009

The St Vincent Declaration: 20 years on And still diabetes increases

Martin Steinberg reports …

09/01/2009

Research on insulin cancer risk rings alarm

Four different population-based studies, recently published in Diabetelogia, the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), examine a possible link …

09/01/2009

Enjoying childhood - despite being a type 1 diabetic

Type 1 diabetes is a life-long autoimmune disease with onset in early childhood. The diagnosis will initially turn the everyday life of children and their families topsy-turvy due …

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