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Does DIY still have a place in diabetes care? 

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When Dana Lewis built her first artificial pancreas in 2014, she — and millions of other people with type 1 diabetes — didn’t have another option. Since then, the community of DIYers with type 1 diabetes has grown to the thousands.

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STAT+: For Parkinson’s disease, advances spurred by Apple Watch offer a glimmer of hope

STAT

Since the Apple Watch was unveiled in 2014, it has been trumpeted not only as a high tech fashion accessory, but also as a way for people to track their own health and fitness. It has evolved as a popular cardio tool for such uses as heart rate monitoring, recording your ECG, and measuring the oxygen saturation of your blood.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a Merck deal, weight loss drugs, and lots more

STAT

The insurer analyzed pharmacy and medical claims of nearly 170,000 people between July 2014 and December 2023 and found 58% did not complete a 12-week course of the medicines. Yet recent studies found that Black people with diabetes are less likely to be prescribed GLP-1 drugs. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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The US FDA Approves Boehringer Ingelheim’s Jardiance and Synjardy for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes

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Jardiance & Synjardy was approved in the US in 2014 & 2015, respectively. Ref: PR Newswire | Image: Boehringer Ingelheim Related News:- Eli Lilly Reports the US FDA’s Acceptance of sNDA for Jardiance to Treat Type 2 Diabetes PharmaShots! 52 patients had an average 0.2% decrease in hemoglobin A1c over 0.7%

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Novo launches type 2 diabetes pill in UK after NICE waives review

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Novo Nordisk has launched its type 2 diabetes pill Rybelsus (semaglutide) in the UK, after cost-effectiveness watchdog NICE decided that there was no need to review it. The post Novo launches type 2 diabetes pill in UK after NICE waives review appeared first on.

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FDA accepts Lilly-Boehringer Ingelheim’ sNDA for Jardiance

Pharmaceutical Technology

Jardiance was initially approved in 2014 as a once-a-day tablet for use with diet and exercise to reduce blood sugar in type 2 diabetes adult patients. It has also been approved for reducing cardiovascular death risk in type 2 diabetes and known cardiovascular disease adult patients.

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IsomAb secures funds to advance peripheral arterial disease treatment

Pharmaceutical Business Review

ISM-001 is a high-affinity, humanised antibody aimed at restoring blood flow in patients with diabetic vascular disease. IsomAb CEO Jackie Turnbull said: “IsomAb’s lead programme targeting VEGF-A 165 b aims to treat peripheral arterial disease in the large proportion of patients with concomitant metabolic syndrome and Type II diabetes. “We