By LINDA A. JOHNSON; Associated Press With the purchase of PolyMedica Corp., the company could eventually treat half the nation's insured diabetics. * * * TRENTON, N.J.

By DUNSTAN PRIAL, STAFF WRITER Medco Health Solutions Inc. said Tuesday it will buy diabetes care supplies company PolyMedica Corp. for $1.5 billion in cash, in an effort to expand its reach into one of the fastest-growing segments of the health-care market.

By Dunstan Prial, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Aug. 29--Medco Health Solutions Inc. said Tuesday it will buy diabetes care supplies company PolyMedica Corp. for $1.5 billion in cash, in an effort to expand its reach into one of the fastest-growing segments of the health-care market.

Aug. 13--Aging baby boomers and an obesity epidemic herald a rising demand for products diabetics can use at home for blood glucose testing. On Aug.

Apr. 7--Liberty Medical Supply wants to be more than a distributor of diabetes testing supplies for Medicare-eligible senior citizens. It wants to manage the care for diabetics of all ages. Liberty is making plans to reach younger diabetics through insurance companies and major corporations.