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Diabetes Treatments

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Diabetes is a disease in which blood glucose levels are above normal.  Patients with diabetes are either resistant to insulin or do not produce enough insulin, resulting in high blood sugar levels. Over time, high blood sugar levels can increase the risk for serious complications, including heart disease, blindness, and nerve and kidney damage.  Different types of diabetes include type 1 diabetes (previously called juvenile-onset diabetes) which may account for about 5% of all diagnosed cases of diabetes; type 2 diabetes (previously called adult-onset diabetes) which accounts for  90-95% of cases; and gestational diabetes, which develops in 2% to 10% of all pregnancies but usually disappears when a pregnancy is over. Other specific types of diabetes resulting from specific genetic syndromes, surgery, drugs, malnutrition, infections, and other illnesses may account for 1% to 5% of all diagnosed cases of diabetes.

Treatments for diabetes may include diet, exercise, blood glucose monitoring, oral medication and/or insulin injections.  Diabetes patients may also require specialized care from dietitians, endocrinologists, ophthalmologists, and podiatrists.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that diabetes is the seventh-leading cause of death in the U.S. CDC reports show the disease affected almost 26 million people in the U.S. in 2010, or about 8.3 percent of the population.

[1] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "Basics About Diabetes"  (September 6, 2012).


Diabetes Treatment Alerts

FDA Warns That GenStrip Blood Glucose Test Strips May Report False Results
04/29/2014

FDA Approves Tanzeum to Treat Type 2 Diabetes
04/16/2014

FDA Committee Recommends Approval of Inhaled Insulin Afrezza
04/02/2014

FDA Warning to Dexcom G4 Platinum Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
03/20/2014

Recall: FreeStyle and Freestyle Flash Blood Glucose Meters
03/17/2014

FDA Approval of New Diabetes Drug Empagliflozin On Hold
03/07/2014

FDA Warns Baxter of Dialysis System and Infusion Pump Manufacturing Violations
02/26/2014

Recall: Tandem t:slim Insulin Delivery System
02/12/2014

FDA Approves New Diabetes Drug Farxiga
01/15/2014

Legal News: Actos Verdict of $1.7 Million Thrown Out By Maryland Judge
09/27/2013

FDA Approves New Drug Invokana to Treat Type 2 Diabetes
03/31/2013

FDA Approves 3 New Treatments for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
01/29/2013

FDA Warns Makers of "Natural" and "Homeopathic" Dietary Supplements to Stop Illegal Sale of Treatments for Diabetes
07/26/2013

Recall: Nova Max Glucose Test Strips
07/3/2013

Ongoing safety review of Actos and increased risk of bladder cancer
08/05/2011



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