Diabetes News Hound

GlaxoSmithKline says that Otelixizumab, a Type 1 drug currently under development, has failed in a phase III clinical trial read more »

Researchers are saying that Benicar, a drug typically used to lower blood pressure, may also help people with Type 2 diabetes stave off kidney damage from the disease for a bit longer read more »

Last week Washington Post Pulitzer Prize winning reporter David Broder died from complications of diabetes. He was 1 of nearly 11 million Americans age 65 and older with diabetes read more »

New research reported in the Journal of Dental Research suggests that stem cells from teeth can be transformed into cells that produce insulin. read more »

Researchers have coined the term “the Diabetes Belt” to describe 644 counties in mostly15 Southern States that have a significantly higher rate of Type 2 diabetes than the rest of the country read more »

Last year Diabetes News Hound reported on Jerry Douthett, a Michigan man who said his pet dog, a Jack Russell terrier, saved his life by chewing off part of his infected toe. Douthett had Type 2 diabetes, but didn’t know about it. Now it’s happened again… this time in Oregon. read more »

Many people take a common type of steroid known as glucocorticoids to combat asthma, nasal polyps, rheumatoid arthritis, irritable bowel syndrome or other problems. However, most don’t know that the steroid can lead to Type 2 diabetes read more »

Researchers are saying that ultra-tight blood sugar control in Type 2 diabetics considered to be high-risk patients may not necessarily be a good thing read more »