Novo’s Insulin Pill Quest is Holy Grail for Diabetics - Bloomberg

Jackie Chaline needs four shots of insulin a day to survive. The 66-year-old Frenchwoman, who was diagnosed with diabetes 16 years ago, says switching to a pill would be a form of liberation. “Swallowing a tablet would make such a difference ...

Novo Nordisk's Oral Insulin Effort May Bear Big Rewards - Seekingalpha.com

Bloomberg has an article on Novo Nordisk (NVO) and their huge ongoing effort to come up with an orally available form of insulin. That's been a dream for a long time now, but it's always been thought to be very close to impossible. The reasons for this are ...

How High Fat Foods Impact Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome - Science Daily

The researchers learned a key protein called Bcl10 is needed for the free fatty acids -- which are found in high fat food and stored in body fat -- to impair insulin action and lead to abnormally high blood sugar. In the laboratory study, mice deficient in ...

Abbott's New FreeStyle InsuLinx Blood Glucose Monitoring System with Insulin Calculator Now Available in Canada - Yahoo Finance

Device is the First Blood Glucose System in North America to Offer Mealtime Insulin Calculator FreeStyle InsuLinx Blood Glucose Monitor (CNW Group/Abbott) TORONTO , May 9, 2012 /CNW/ - Abbott today announced that its new FreeStyle InsuLinx Blood ...

Savannah Barry, Diabetic Teen, Blames TSA For Broken Insulin Pump (VIDEO) - Huffington Post

Savannah Barry, a 16-year-old diabetic, is criticizing the TSA after an agent incorrectly instructed her to walk through a body scanner despite the fact she was wearing an expensive insulin pump. The pump stopped working shortly after the ...

Insulin, coronary angiography can kill diabetes patients - Food Consumer

Saturday May 11, 2012 (foodconsumer.org) -- Diabetes patients undergoing coronary angiography are at higher death risk if they are treated with insulin, according to a new study released recently in Diabetologia. The study led by N. Saleh of Karolinska ...

MarketPublishers.com Offering Report onTop 10 Global Insulin Markets - TMCnet

May 21, 2012 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- MarketPublishers.com announced the release of a new research report package "Insulin - Top 10 Global Markets" developed by Global Research & Data Services. According to a release, the report package ...

Exercise Increases Insulin Sensitivity in Horses - TheHorse.com

Certain exercise regimens and intensities could increase insulin sensitivity in horses, thereby reducing insulin resistance, according to the results of a recently completed study. "Exercise has been shown to improve insulin sensitivity in horses; however ...

First Automated Insulin Dosage Titration System Demonstrates Positive Results in Clinical Study, Says Hygieia, Inc. - Yahoo Finance

Newly published results from a clinical study of the Diabetes Insulin Guidance System (DIGS™), under development by Hygieia, Inc., demonstrate DIGS’ potential to improve blood glucose control for insulin-using patients with type 2 or type 1 diabetes.

GH Increases Insulin Resistance in Prader-Willi Syndrome - Medscape News

May 22, 2012 (Florence, Italy) — In patients with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), the use of growth hormone can increase the risk for insulin resistance, regardless of body mass index (BMI), according to a prospective 1-year study. Anders Palmstrøm ...