Latest Diabetes management Stories

North America's First Sysmex XN-9000 goes live at Mercy Medical Center, improving the speed and accuracy of Hemoglobin A1c tests, treatment decisions CANTON, Ohio, June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Mercy Medical Center recently implemented advanced clinical laboratory diagnostics technology for conducting on-demand, Hemoglobin A(1c) (HbA(1c)) diabetes testing, as well as analysis of important red blood cell, white blood cell and platelet counts. The new system enables the hospital to...

The majority of children at risk of type 1 diabetes who developed 2 or more diabetes-related autoantibodies developed type 1 diabetes within 15 years, findings that highlight the need for research into finding interventions to stop the development of multiple islet autoantibodies, according to a study in the June 19 issue of JAMA. "Type 1 diabetes is a chronic autoimmune disease that often manifests during childhood and adolescence. The lifelong requirement for insulin injections and the...

Innovative Food and Nutrition Education Program Available Online at No Charge TARRYTOWN, N.Y., and WESTPORT, Conn., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Bayer HealthCare, makers of the CONTOUR® NEXT portfolio of blood glucose meters, and dLife Healthcare Solutions, a leading diabetes behavior change solution, have created and are working together to offer Eat Well, Test Well, a 6-week food and nutrition program for people with diabetes. The Eat Well, Test Well program is...

Late-Breaking Phase 3 Results and Health Economics Data are Among 17 Accepted Presentations RARITAN, N.J., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Janssen Research & Development, LLC (Janssen) announced today that 17 presentations on INVOKANA(TM) (canagliflozin) ? including Phase 3 clinical safety and efficacy data, and a health economic analysis ? will be made at the American Diabetes Association (ADA) 73(rd) Annual Scientific Sessions, June 21-25, in Chicago, Ill. INVOKANA(TM) is the...

ESPOO, Finland, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Finnish diabetes technology company Mendor announces today the CE mark for its groundbreaking diabetes management platform, Mendor Balance(R). This cloud-based platform seeks to introduce significant benefits to all the key stakeholders: patients, health care professionals, payers and the pharma industry. Mendor Balance enables people living with diabetes to effortlessly share their blood glucose monitoring results with...

To view the multimedia release and for additional information, please visit http://www.takedat2dtreatments.com. (PRWEB) June 17, 2013 Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Takeda) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. today announced that NESINA (alogliptin) and the fixed-dose combination therapies KAZANO (alogliptin and metformin HCl) and OSENI (alogliptin and pioglitazone) are now available by prescription in pharmacies in the United States (U.S.). These...

RIDGEFIELD, Conn. and INDIANAPOLIS, June 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (BIPI) and Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) support the American Diabetes Association (ADA) call for an independent review of the safety data of incretin-based therapies. At BIPI and Lilly, patient safety is our top priority, and we support ongoing efforts to further understand whether diabetes or certain diabetes treatments may affect the risk of pancreatitis and pancreatic...

DrugRisk is the Web’s largest source for information on prescription drug warnings, side effects and legal news. Visit http://www.DrugRisk.com. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) June 12, 2013 The diabetes drug safety advocates at DrugRisk.com are announcing new information on the site for those patients taking the medications Januvia or Janumet. A university head of endocrinology and former editor of the American Diabetes Association journal has advised the drug may be connected to pancreatic...

PreDiabetes Centers Success Story: how one woman reversed the progression to diabetes. Austin, TX (PRWEB) June 12, 2013 PreDiabetes Centers is proud to announce a recent success story from one of its clients–a woman who has worked hard in a prediabetes treatment program and made remarkable improvements in her health. After just four months in the 12-month program, client Juana Ruedas received the good news: She had completely turned her health around and was prediabetes-free! About a...

Nationwide Children’s Hospital recently developed an online resource to help parents manage their child’s diabetes more effectively and care for their health at home. The “Diabetes Calculator for Kids,” a first of its kind electronic tool geared toward the pediatric patient, allows parents, caregivers and the adolescent patient themselves to create an individualized chart which calculates the correct insulin dosage that should be given prior to eating. Columbus, OH (PRWEB) June 12,...