ANNOUNCEMENT

These 11 companies will be featured in the MedCity ENGAGE Innovation Showcase June 5-6 in Washington, D.C.

Topic: diabetes

Seeking a diabetes cure? Read about Medtronic diabetes products plus other new innovative medical devices companies researching the causes of diabetes.
“Munchies” aside, pot smokers’ waists smaller than non-users

“Munchies” aside, pot smokers’ waists smaller than non-users

May 23, 2013 3:43 pm by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who had used marijuana in the past month had smaller waists and lower levels of insulin resistance - a diabetes precursor - than those ... Read more
Roche may sell glucose meter business unit

Roche may sell glucose meter business unit

May 15, 2013 3:37 pm by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK, May 15 (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG is exploring a sale of its blood glucose meters business, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters on ... Read more
A diabetes doctor’s wish list for mobile health

A diabetes doctor’s wish list for mobile health

May 7, 2013 4:09 pm by | 0 Comments

The daily testing and monitoring responsibilities for diabetes patients has made them, and their physicians, a prime target for mobile health products and services. But research suggests that even in ... Read more
IBC, NYU to use claims data for predicting the chances of a diabetic future

IBC, NYU to use claims data for predicting the chances of a diabetic future

April 30, 2013 4:20 am by | 0 Comments

Independence Blue Cross said Monday that it would spend close to $1 million over three years in a research collaboration with New York University to spot cases of undiagnosed diabetes ... Read more
FDA advisory panel to reconsider safety of diabetes drug Avandia

FDA advisory panel to reconsider safety of diabetes drug Avandia

April 12, 2013 5:19 pm by | 0 Comments

(Reuters) - A federal health advisory panel in June will reconsider safety data on GlaxoSmithKline Plc's Avandia diabetes drug, although the British drugmaker on Friday said it has not sought ... Read more
8 startups attendees will be buzzing about at TEDMED’s new “Hive”

8 startups attendees will be buzzing about at TEDMED’s new “Hive”

April 9, 2013 10:12 am by | 2 Comments

A smart new component of TEDMED this year will put the multi-disciplinary attendees face-to face with the next wave of innovators. The Hive, hosted in conjunction with the StartUp Health ... Read more
$1M grant will help researchers develop “smart insulin” as a safer option for type 1 diabetes

$1M grant will help researchers develop “smart insulin” as a safer option for type 1 diabetes

March 14, 2013 5:30 pm by | 2 Comments

Thanks to a new three-year, $1 million grant, a group of researchers at Case Western Reserve University are continuing to develop and test a form of glucose-responsive insulin that may ... Read more
FDA studies possible pre-cancerous link with diabetes drugs

FDA studies possible pre-cancerous link with diabetes drugs

March 14, 2013 11:26 am by | 0 Comments

(Reuters) - The Food and Drug Administration is studying unconfirmed reports that a widely used class of diabetes drugs, which includes Merck & Co's Januvia, may cause inflammation of the ... Read more
Developer of testing device to help monitor type 2 diabetes opens $1.7M round

Developer of testing device to help monitor type 2 diabetes opens $1.7M round

March 14, 2013 10:37 am by | 0 Comments

Daily, at-home blood glucose testing gives diabetics a way to monitor their glycemic control over the short term, and HbA1c testing gives a better picture long-term. Epinex Diagnostics Inc., a ... Read more
Blue box would let patients collect blood samples at home and ship to the lab

Blue box would let patients collect blood samples at home and ship to the lab

March 12, 2013 12:04 pm by | 0 Comments

Veterans may soon have a blue box to go along with the Blue Button. A Texas entrepreneur is working on a product that erases the need to visit the doctor’s ... Read more
GlaxoSmithKline files for European approval of diabetes drug albiglutide

GlaxoSmithKline files for European approval of diabetes drug albiglutide

March 7, 2013 7:08 am by | 0 Comments

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's biggest drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline said on Thursday it had filed for European approval of its new once-weekly diabetes drug albiglutide, as tries to gain a foothold in ... Read more
Wound closure firm eyes $8M, pivotal study for bioscaffold to help heal diabetic foot ulcers

Wound closure firm eyes $8M, pivotal study for bioscaffold to help heal diabetic foot ulcers

March 6, 2013 10:20 am by | 1 Comments

About 15 percent of the 26 million Americans with diabetes will develop foot ulcers, according to a 2005 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, and as ... Read more
Weight loss simulator, hand-held counterfeit drug detector among HHS’ best innovations

Weight loss simulator, hand-held counterfeit drug detector among HHS’ best innovations

March 5, 2013 8:42 am by | 0 Comments

In an effort to showcase that government entities are doing what they can to encourage innovation too, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is inviting the public ... Read more
Diabetes drugs tied to pancreatitis: study

Diabetes drugs tied to pancreatitis: study

February 28, 2013 4:05 pm by | 1 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who take a certain type of diabetes drug to lower blood sugar levels may be at an increased risk of developing an inflamed pancreas, ... Read more

Availability of sugar influences rate of diabetes, study says

Availability of sugar influences rate of diabetes, study says

February 28, 2013 6:22 am by | 0 Comments

In a finding certain to put new pressure on the purveyors of sugary foods and drinks, a worldwide analysis shows that regardless of its effect on obesity, the ebb and ... Read more