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NHS
Information Centre 'Supporting Diabetes Care' brochure |
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A(9-page PDF) brochure looking
at the information on diabetes provided through The NHS Information
Centre , and also about the National Diabetes Information service
(NDIS) which will bring together all diabetes data and resources
from a variety of sources and organisations (NHS Diabetes) |
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New
toolkit could improve hospital care for diabetes |
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Five NHS trusts have been trialling the ThinkGlucose
toolkit, which aims to help staff improve patients' experience
while in hospital (netdoctor, UK) |
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Product
recall - insulin pen injection devices |
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The following faulty insulin pen injection devices
are being recalled: Owen Mumford Autopen® Classic (1 unit 3ml), 1-21 units. Product code: AN3810. Affected lots: CJF,
DBR, DEX, DMP, DND BRG and CCW (Diabetes UK) |
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The
metabolic syndrome: Insulin resistance |
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This review provides an update on the relationship
between insulin resistance and main components of the metabolic
syndrome: hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and obesity
(Current Hypertension Reports) |
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LEAD
3 shows promising results for liraglutide plus glimepiride |
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Moderate doses of liraglutide combined with
glimepiride provide better glycemic control along with a more favorable
weight profile than rosiglitazone plus glimepiride or placebo,
report investigators from the LEAD (Liraglutide Effect and Action
in Diabetes) 3 study (MedWire) |
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LifeScan
Diabetes Management for Apple's iPhone |
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Just the other day Apple unveiled its new iPhone
3.0 operating system, and presented some new interesting applications
for the device. LifeScan, a Johnson & Johnson company focusing on tools for diabetics, showed off a prototype system
for diabetes management on the iPhone (medGadget) |
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The
GlucaPen, a big improvement on Glucagon shots |
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A simpler way to give people Glucagon injections.
Enject hope to have the pen on the market before long (Diabetes
Technology Blog) |
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Diabetes
Voice |
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March 2009 (IDF) |
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