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Drug Approvals

Exenatide (Byetta) is a new type of injectable drug for patients who cannot control their blood sugar with oral drugs. Approved in 2005, Exenatide is used in combination with oral medication.
Exubera, an inhaled insulin, was approved in 2006. It is the first non-injected form of insulin.
Pramlintide (Symlin) is a new injectable drug that is taken in combination with insulin. Approved in 2005, it is only for patients who cannot control their blood sugar with insulin therapy ...

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Expert & Community Posts

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 »

Innovative Research and Type 1 Diabetes: “Of Mice and Men”

By Dr. Fran Cogen , Health Expert

...you my vision for a potential treatment of type 1 diabetes mellitus. I proposed that a... Read more »

Diabetes Cured!

By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert

...(or satire). This was originally published at the Diabetes Monitor as the April Fool's page for... Read more »

Diabetes, High Blood Pressure and Cholesterol: How One Condition Impacts the Other

By Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert

I was diagnosed with Diabetes Type II in 1999. Prior to that date my blood pressure readings... Read more »

Diagnosing Diabetes

By Dr. Fran Cogen , Health Expert

Upon perusal of the diabetes sections of the MyDiabetesCentral.com, it appears that many people... Read more »

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Health Guide

Pre-Diabetes Risks, Symptoms & Prevention

Pre-diabetes is a health condition that carries no symptoms. Commonly referred to as "impaired glucose tolerance," approximately 54 million people in the United States twenty years and... Read more »

Diabetic Women Can Reduce Their Risk of Urinary Incontinence

Lifestyle Intervention Is Associated With Lower Prevalence of Urinary Incontinence The Diabetes Prevention Program Jeanette S. Brown, MD, Rena Wing, PHD, Elizabeth Barrett-Connor, MD, Leroy M.... Read more »

Type 2 Diabetes: Screening Tests - Fasting Plasma Glucose

Screening TestsThere are no clear-cut guidelines for when to screen for diabetes. Some experts recommend that everyone over age 45 be tested regularly for diabetes, although others do not feel this... Read more »

Type 1 Diabetes: Diagnosis - Oral Glucose Tolerance Test

...AbnormalitiesFasting Plasma Glucose. The fasting plasma glucose (FPG) test is the standard test for diagnosing diabetes. It is a simple blood test taken after 8 hours of fasting. In general,... Read more »

Type 2 Diabetes

Long-Term ComplicationsPatients with diabetes have higher mortality rates than nondiabetics regardless of sex, age, or other factors. Heart disease and stroke are the leading causes of death in these... Read more »

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