This is the story of juvenile type 1 diabetes, its far-reaching impacts and what we need to do to defeat the sometimes disastrous effects of the disease. The video tells the story of the Kuehl family and it debuted in Sept 2010 at Pacific Northwest Diabetes Research Institutes 2010 An Evening of Wine. For more [...]
Avandia Suspended in Europe
The European Medicines Agency today recommended the suspension of the marketing authorisations for the rosiglitazone-containing anti-diabetes medicines Avandia, Avandamet and Avaglim. These medicines will stop being available in Europe within the next few months.
What if you do not have a iPhone or iPod Touch
I read with enriched excitement today when news broke about Sanofi-Aventis introducing their new product which physically plugs into the iPhone and iPod Touch! It’s a tiny new USB-sized glucose meter they’re calling iBGStar. You can read more about the iBGStar over at DiabetesMine. So what if you are not the lucky recipient of a [...]
Long Acting Insulin Degludec Has Lower Day to Day Variability
New data for ultra-long-acting insulin degludec show lower day-to-day variability compared to insulin glargine. You can also download the PDF version of this news article directly.
More News on The Sanofi iBGStar Meter
A first look at this new and exciting product with additional thoughts from Amy T. Update: Sanofi have now launched their Web site for the iBGStar.
Sanofi-aventis Announces Launch of New Blood Glucose Monitoring Devices BGStar and iBGStarTM
“Our patient-centric approach means we truly understand the challenges faced by people with diabetes,” explained Pierre Chancel, Senior Vice-President, Global Diabetes Division at Sanofi-Aventis. Lets hope so!
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