Diabetes

Current guidelines for type 2 diabetes management recommend metformin as the first-line medication.

A new grant will fund a 5-year study on how mobile technology can assist minority patients with diabetes treatment adherence.

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Metformin hydrochloride extended-release tablets are the generic version of Fortamet, which improves glycemic control in type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Mylan has launched metformin hydrochloride extended-release tablets, the generic version of Watson's Fortamet, in 500 mg and 1000 mg doses.

The increasing incidence of diabetes is outpacing the number of health care providers skilled in caring for affected patients.

Approximately 40% of whites and 50% of blacks over 45-years-old developed high blood pressure over 10 years.

Continuous glucose monitoring system provides health care professionals with clear, visual snapshots of glucose levels.

The FDA has approved a new continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system designed to provide health care professionals with clear, visual snapshots of glucose levels, trends, and patterns in patients with diabetes at a lower cost than other CGM devices on the market.

New study may have found a way to prevent the loss of physical strength in type 1 diabetes patients.

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First automated insulin delivery device approved for patients 14 years and older with type 1 diabetes.

Novo Nordisk has submitted a supplemental application to the FDA to include data from the 2 phase 3b SWITCH trials in the prescribing information for insulin degludec (Tresiba), a once-daily basal insulin that provides a duration of action beyond 42 hours for patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

The FDA has just approved the first automated insulin delivery device for patients 14 years and older with type 1 diabetes (T1D).

Only 12.8% of all experimental diabetes drugs transition to phase 3 trials.

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Popular diabetes drug reduces the risk of cardiovascular complications.

Study finds greater risk of cardiovascular disease in some ethnicities with HIV.

Metformin found to impact metabolic pathways in type 2 diabetes.

Diabetes is a disease that affects a person's life each day by having a negative effect on quality of life and creating a financial burden for patients and families.

Fast-acting Conus geographus venom insulin may lead to fast-acting insulins.

A genetic modification prevented neuropathy in obese mice with diabetes.

Ointment shows promise preventing neuropathy.

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