Recent news on Insulin

TV Linked With Poor Diabetes Control  -  25 May 2007
WTOP,It is not related to obesity and is caused when the body cannot make insulin, which converts sugar from food into energy. People with Type 1 must take

Diabetes gets her best shot  -  25 May 2007
Los Angeles Times,With either version of the disease, the body is unable to produce or properly use insulin, a hormone vital for converting food into energy.

Coffee consumption may lower blood uric acid levels -- The ...  -  25 May 2007
YubaNet,A recent study found that coffee was associated lower C peptide levels (a marker of insulin levels). The researchers in the current study suggest that

Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use Summary of Positive ...  -  25 May 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),It is recombinant human insulin-like growth factor-1 (rhIGF-1) designed for use as replacement therapy in severe primary insulin-like growth factor

Diabetic teen and brother create comics with healthful message  -  25 May 2007
Urbana Daily Citizen,With this form of diabetes, the body's immune system attacks and destroys the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas. As many as 3 million Americans may

TV Linked With Poor Diabetes Control  -  25 May 2007
San Francisco Chronicle,It is not related to obesity and is caused when the body cannot make insulin, which converts sugar from food into energy. People with Type 1 must take

New Report: A Guide to Methods and Techniques in Clinical Diabetes ...  -  25 May 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),One section compares the efficacy of all metabolic tests that measure insulin action. Another section describes methods that allow quantification of whole

Camp for children with diabetes assists with independence  -  25 May 2007
Township JournalTheir lives are all about blood sugar testing and insulin shots or insulin pumps they secret beneath their clothes out in “the real world.

New data links Avandia to increased chance of heart attack and ...  -  25 May 2007
Truro Daily News,Avandia helps sensitize the body to insulin and was considered a breakthrough medication for blood-sugar control when it was introduced in the States about

Letter from a Reader: An Unentitled Life  -  25 May 2007
Diabetes Health (press release),His insulin is cloudy when he arrives because it has been baking in a bag strapped to his bike. Yet the constant physical exertion has not allowed his blood

Five-year-old girl a life saver  -  25 May 2007
Sherman Denison Herald Democrat,...“She (Julia) had asked a couple of times, when I was dropping her off, what should she do if her granny went into insulin shock when she was with her.

Phosphagenics starts Phase 1b clinical trial of transdermal ...  -  May 24, 2007
Forbes,LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Biotechnology company Phosphagenics Ltd said it has started the Phase 1b clinical trial of its transdermal insulin product,

AnaSpec Introduces Line Of Insulin Receptor Antibodies  -  May 23, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),The insulin receptor is a transmembrane receptor that belongs to the tyrosine kinase receptors class. It is a heterotetrameric glycoprotein composed of

Insulin-Producing Cells Development Research Could Help Fight ...  -  May 23, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),A key aspect of how embryos create the cells which secrete insulin is revealed in a new study published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.

Insulin (in)dependent  -  May 23, 2007
South Bend Tribune,They also believed that this defect, the Kir6.2 mutation, does not make the pancreas incapable of producing insulin. Instead, it makes pancreatic beta cells

Bentley Late Breaking Abstract Accepted for Poster Presentation at ...  -  May 24, 2007
Business Wire (press release),Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to, risks associated with the efficacy and safety of Bentley’s intranasal insulin

Search suspended for missing diabetic man dependent on insulin  -  May 22, 2007
The Coloradoan,GRAND JUNCTION — Grand Junction authorities suspended the official search Monday for a diabetic man who’s dependent on insulin, and who his father says may

AnaSpec Introduces Line of Insulin Receptor Antibodies  -  May 22, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),SAN JOSE, Calif., May 22, 2007 – The insulin receptor is a transmembrane receptor that belongs to the tyrosine kinase receptors class.

AnaSpec Introduces Line of Insulin Receptor Antibodies  -  May 21, 2007
Fast Pitch! (press release)The insulin receptor is a transmembrane receptor that belongs to the tyrosine kinase receptors class. It is a heterotetrameric glycoprotein composed of

High hopes for inhaled insulin  -  May 21, 2007
Hamilton Spectator,Insulin sales worldwide are about $21 billion US annually and growing. A safe, effective inhaled form would no doubt be wildly popular.

AnaSpec Introduces Line of Insulin Receptor Antibodies  -  May 21, 2007
Newswire Today (press release),Binding of insulin to the receptor results in stimulation of its intrinsic kinase activity. The insulin receptor mediates insulin action through the

Enzymes And Exercise Curb Muscle Insulin Resistance  -  May 21, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),An oversupply of fatty acids plays a key role in the development of insulin resistance in the skeletal muscle of obese individuals.

Study: Insulin Could Play Key Role In Weight Loss  -  May 21, 2007
Ontario Now,Toronto - Overweight individuals who secrete insulin at a higher level may experience greater weight loss by selecting a low-glycemic load diet,

Low Glycemic May Be Better Than Low Fat Diet For High Insulin ...  -  May 21, 2007
Medical News Today,A new US study on obese young adults showed that the ones who secreted a high level of insulin shed more pounds on a low glycemic diet than on a low fat

Insulin Levels May Influence Weight Loss  -  May 21, 2007
Dog Flu Diet and Diseases,According to researchers, people whose body's produce a lot of insulin, are more apt to shed weight if they consume a diet rich with kidney beans,

Another failed diet? Blame hormones  -  May 23, 2007
Globe and Mail,Inherent differences in insulin secretion may affect one's ability to lose weight on a diet. (Insulin is the hormone that clears sugar from the bloodstream.

How insulin-producing cells develop: new finding could help fight ...  -  May 21, 2007
innovations report,A key aspect of how embryos create the cells which secrete insulin is revealed in a new study published tomorrow (18 May) in the Journal of Biological

Graduation sweet for diabetic  -  May 24, 2007
Cincinnati Enquirer,After being diagnosed 10 years ago, Christine endured years of daily insulin shots and a strict diet that was often inconvenient.

Different Diets For People With High And Low Insulin Secretion May ...  -  May 20, 2007
Best Syndication,...(Best Syndication) Your best diet may depend on your insulin secretion levels, according to researchers in Massachusetts. People who secrete large amounts

Insulin Is Key To A Solid Diet  -  May 21, 2007
E Canada Now,Boston (eCanadaNow) - Research has shown that insulin may be the key to getting benefit from a diet and losing weight. Researchers stated that as long as

MannKind's hopes rest with its inhaled insulin  -  May 21, 2007
Los Angeles Times,Insulin sales worldwide are about $21 billion annually and growing, and a safe, effective inhaled form would no doubt be wildly popular.

Exenatide Similar to Insulin in Reducing Blood Glucose, but Also ...  -  26 Apr 2007
DG NewsExenatide was administered as a fixed 10 mcg dose BID, and insulin was titrated regularly and administered QD (insulin glargine) or BID (biphasic insulin

Luxura HD Insulin Pen Redefines Speed to Market  -  26 Apr 2007
Design News,Eli Lilly & Co. brought to market in just eight months an innovative insulin-injecting pen after a personal request from pediatric medical caregivers to the

Chip pump replaces insulin injections  -  26 Apr 2007
ElectronicsWeekly.com,STMicroelectronics is working with Swiss medical device firm Debiotech to manufacture a semiconductor pump for insulin patches.

Debiotech's insulin "Nanopump" delivers the good stuff, stays out ...  -  26 Apr 2007
engadget,Insulin pumps have come a long way in a few short years, all the way down to a pager-sized device diabetes patients can wear on a belt and keep out of sight

Insulin Linked Cholesterol Responsible for Heart Disease  -  26 Apr 2007
HeartZine,The researchers used insulin-resistant rats because in comparison to normal rats, these rats would require higher amounts of insulin to clear sugars and

Family deals with condition  -  26 Apr 2007
Centre Daily Times,That means adjusting his basal rate, the insulin amount that flows into an IV-like port on his rump, with one insulin unit for every 30 carbohydrate grams

Abbott Announces New Glucerna(R) Cereal, Shakes and Snack Bars ...  -  26 Apr 2007
Earthtimes.orgDiabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches and other

Oxford physiology professor earns APS' Walter B. Cannon Award  -  26 Apr 2007
EurekAlert (press release),As a result of their research, these children have been able to switch from daily insulin injections to a daily pill, transforming both their lives and that

Stem Cell Therapy: A Ray of Hope for Diabetics and Researchers  -  26 Apr 2007
PressZoom (press release),The patients, on whom the test was done, could discontinue taking insulin following the successful knock out of their malfunctioning immune systems.

Diabetes Type 1, Type 2, Type G?  -  26 Apr 2007
Synapse,We see how the daily routines of people with Type 1 diabetes are affected with their multiple insulin injections or insulin pumps.

UPDATE1-Biodel says IPO of 5 mln shares expected at $14-$16/shr  -  26 Apr 2007
ReutersAssuming an offer price of $15 per share, the company expects to receive $68 million which it will use mostly to fund clinical trials of an insulin tablet

Aurobindo to market diabetes drug in S Africa  -  26 Apr 2007
Economic Times,Metformin helps to increase insulin sensitivity and decreases absorption of glucose from Gastro Intestinal tract. The drug at present commands a market of

Pre-Diabetes May Carry Risk of Alzheimers  -  26 Apr 2007
About - News & Issues,Impaired glucose and insulin resistance with resulting elevated blood glucose levels can cause microvascular changes in brain tissue which can lead to

The Over-Use of Caffeine and Energy Drinks  -  26 Apr 2007
Christian PostJust as I believe the good Lord didn’t make a bad hormone (cortisol, insulin) these stimulants, are NOT the problem. Rather it is the overuse of them that

MicroIslet Receives Notice From American Stock Exchange  -  26 Apr 2007
Primenewswire (press release),...company engaged in the development and commercialization of patented technologies in transplantation therapy for people with insulin-dependent diabetes,

Wells meeting Padres’ health challenge  -  26 Apr 2007
Lawrence Journal World,Type 2 diabetes, considered less serious than insulin-dependent Type 1, typically is not a debilitating illness as long as one follows the proper program.

Humans Aren't the Only Ones With Obesity Problems  -  26 Apr 2007
MedIndia,Obesity in horses not only causes weight gain but also endocrine problems, including insulin resistance. The equine obesity risks have been less studied,

Aurobindo Pharma gets Metformin marketing nod from South Africa ...  -  26 Apr 2007
ABCmoney.co.uk,Metformin was originally discovered by Bristol-Myers Squibb Co, and is mostly used in Type 2 diabetes especially in obese and insulin resistance cases.

Aurobindo receives Eighth approval from MCC South Africa  -  26 Apr 2007
Equity Bulls,It is mostly used in Type 2 diabetes especially in obese and insulin resistance cases. Metformin helps to increase insulin sensitivity and decreases

UAMS: Bed Rest Speeds Muscle Deterioration In Elderly  -  26 Apr 2007
Today's THV,Evans says the researchers also found the bed rest likely caused an increase in insulin resistance, which further ratcheted down the protein production rate

Baxter Healthcare presents phase I inhaled insulin study results  -  Apr 24, 2007
News-Medical.net,Baxter Healthcare Corporation announced results of a Phase I study that evaluated pulmonary insulin produced with Baxter's PROMAXX microsphere technology

USAID Distributes Insulin to West Bank Hospitals and Clinics  -  Apr 24, 2007
PeaceJournalism.com,The distribution of $160000 worth of insulin, an estimated two-month supply, began through Care International on April 21.

Standard Long-Acting Insulin As Good As Newer Medications  -  Apr 24, 2007
eMaxHealth.com,An older type of long-acting insulin is as effective in treating type 2 diabetes as newer and more expensive kinds. However, the newer medications may cause

Role of Intensive Insulin Therapy During ACS in Diabetic Patients  -  Apr 24, 2007
AEM (subscription)Patients already on insulin, in hyperglycemic crisis, or who needed to be thrombolized were excluded. A total of 51 subjects were randomized into study

Depression could cause diabetes  -  Apr 24, 2007
iAfrica.com,Carnethon suggested that the link may be due to a high level in depressives of the stress hormone cortisol, which can lead to lowered levels of insulin,

Joslin Diabetes Center-led Study Indicates Insulin Receptors Play ...  -  Apr 23, 2007
Diabetes Health (press release),BOSTON -- April 2, 2007 -- A new Joslin-led study has identified the insulin receptor as an important protein that promotes islet cell growth in mice whose

Diabetics Say Goodbye To Insulin  -  Apr 23, 2007
WTVF,People with type one diabetes must rely on taking insulin shots every day just to survive. A procedure called an islet cell transplant can change that,

Debiotech's Insulin Nanopump™  -  Apr 23, 2007
Medgadget.com,Insulin pump therapy, or Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion (CSII), is an increasingly attractive alternative to individual insulin injections that

Application for an Additional Indication of CombinationTherapy of ...  -  Apr 23, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),Glufast, originally created and developed by Kissei, co-marketed in tandem with Takeda in Japan since May 2004, is a diabetic medicine that promotes insulin

US distributes insulin to West Bank hospitals and clinics  -  Apr 23, 2007
ReliefWeb (press release),West Bank - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is funding insulin deliveries to 37 Palestinian health care facilities in

Miniature Insulin Delivery Pump Announced  -  Apr 23, 2007
CXOToday.com,Debiotech and STMicroelectronics announced a cooperation agreement aimed at manufacturing and delivering for the market a miniaturized insulin-delivery pump

Novo Nordisk Has Announced That Velosulin Insulin Will Be ...  -  Apr 23, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Healthcare professionals have been advised that people with diabetes will need to be transferred to a suitable alternative insulin by 15 June.

Waist Size Indicates Risk of Diabetes  -  Apr 24, 2007
PakTribune.com,ISLAMABAD: Waist size is a good indicator of a person's risk of insulin resistance -- an early stage in the development of diabetes and heart disease,

The Ball In Play: Carbs Make Fat, Fat Makes Thin?  -  Apr 24, 2007
Diabetes Health (press release),A short time after a carb-rich meal, the glucose in your bloodstream rises rapidly, and your pancreas produces a large amount of insulin to take the excess

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