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Archived News
November 17th 2008
 
 
  Messageboard launch for people with diabetes
  To coincide with World Diabetes Day, a Diabetes UK volunteer has today launched a new messageboard website (Diabetes UK)
   
  Diabetes study to test thousands
  A ground-breaking study into diabetes has been launched by the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and the University of East Anglia (BBC, UK)
   
  India battles diabetes 'epidemic'
  The latest figures for the prevalence of diabetes are two years old and by common medical consent hopelessly out of date (BBC, UK)
   
  Generex Launches Oral Insulin for Diabetes Management in India
  Shreya Life Sciences to Sell Product Through Sales Force of More Than 1,000 People (Market Watch)
   
  Arterial stiffness in insulin resistance
  The role of nitric oxide and angiotensin II receptors. 6-page PDF (Vascular Health and Risk Management)
   
  Government Delivers Hope for BC Residents Affected by Diabetes
  The Canadian Diabetes Association applauds today’s announcement by the Government of British Columbia to extend its commitment to residents living with and affected by type 1, or insulin dependent, diabetes (Canadian Diabetes Association)
   
  Local lab claims success in diabetes treatment, aims to make next blockbuster drug
  Two refugees from pharmaceutical giant Pfizer believe they have found a better treatment for type 2 diabetes without the side effects of current drugs, and they have created a small West Michigan company to produce it and take it through the clinical trials required for federal approval (Michigan Live, USA)
   
  Oramed Pharmaceuticals Presents Results of Oral Administration of Exenatide-4
  The study suggests that the GLP-1analog exenatide -4 when combined with Oramed’s absorption promoters is absorbed through the gastrointestinal tract and retains its biological activity (Oramed Pharmaceuticals)
   
  Exenatide Sensitizes Insulin-mediated Whole-body Glucose Disposal and Promotes Uptake of Exogenous Glucose by the Liver
  Exenatide directly stimulates glucose turnover by enhancing insulin-mediated whole-body glucose disposal and increasing hepatic uptake of exogenous glucose, contributing to its overall action to lower postprandial glucose excursions (Diabetes)
   
  The Future for Management of Diabetes is Bleak
  There will be little in the way of healthy futures for people with diabetes says president of Diabetes New Zealand, Mike Smith, following the release of the Government’s Health Targets report for 2007/08 (Scoop, New Zealand)
   
  DF South-East Asia Region Leads the Way in the fight against type 2 diabetes
  IDF South-East Asia Region Leads the Way in the fight against type 2 diabetes pandemic through the Kathmandu Declaration (IDF)
   
 
  
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