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Sunday, October, 25, 2009

Beginning Signs Of Diabetes

Studies begin on insulin pill for people who can't use Exubera

October 02, 2008
Oramed Pharmaceuticals has obtained clearance to begin Phase 1 clinical trials for a new oral insulin pill. The pill will initially be tested in patients with Type 2 diabetes, but the company hopes the studies will eventually lead to a pill for managing Type 1 diabetes as well. Oramed stated that an oral insulin pill could likely be used by all diabetes patients, even those who cannot use Exubera, the new inhalable insulin drug. Inhalable insulin is not recommended for smokers, people with breat... Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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The Honeymoon Period in Type 1 Diabetes
By Dr. Fran Cogen , Health Expert

...10 concerns related to a new diagnosis of type 1 diabetes. Following these concerns, families... Read more »

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The Diversity of Diabetes
By Dr. Fran Cogen , Health Expert

Diabetes is not one disease and different types of diabetes have been identified in the scientific... Read more »

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Straight from the Womb: Are we dooming our children?
By Dr. Frank Varon , Health Expert

...risk of obesity in childhood was just published in Diabetes Care by the American Diabetes... Read more »

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Study on Disturbed eating behavior in type 1 women
By Dr. Frank Varon , Health Expert

A recent study in November's Diabetes Care found disturbed eating behaviors are far more prevalent... Read more »

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I is for Insulin
By David Mendosa , Health Expert

...an average of 7 pounds.The medical profession is beginning to recognize this double bind.... Read more »

Health Guide

Don’t Become a Food Cop: Helping a Diabetic Spouse or Parent
...insulin shots, give up some of his favorite foods and exercise. Deep down, he may feel this is the beginning of the end and it is all downhill from here. This can make him angry giving way to... Read more »
Diabetes Diet: Introduction
...patients with type 2 diabetes produce variable, even normal or high, amounts of insulin, and in the beginning this amount is usually sufficient to overcome such resistance.Over time, the pancreas... Read more »
What do I need to know about diabetes?"
Diabetes is called a disorder of metabolism. More simply put, diabetes keeps your body from properly utilizing the sugar obtained from food. Your body changes most of the food you eat into a form of... Read more »
Type 2 Diabetes
...Most patients with type 2 diabetes produce variable, even normal or high, amounts of insulin. In the beginning, this amount is usually sufficient to overcome such resistance.Over time, the... Read more »
Type 1 Diabetes: diabetes mellitus, juvenile diabetes
...patients with type 2 diabetes produce variable, even normal or high, amounts of insulin, and in the beginning this amount is usually sufficient to overcome such resistance.Over time, the pancreas... Read more »

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