New oral diabetes drug gets FDA approval

Diabetics gained a new way of controlling their blood sugar levels Tuesday with the federal approval of a novel pill for Type 2 diabetes, which affects about 20 million Americans.
The Food and Drug Administration said it approved Januvia, which enhances the body’s own ability to lower blood sugar levels, after clinical trials showing the new pill works just as well as older diabetes drugs, but with fewer side effects like weight gain. The drug is made by Merck and Co. Inc.
The new drug’s cost may limit its use, however. Merck did not immediately disclose what it would charge for Januvia, but it is expected to cost between $3 and $6 a day. Older diabetes drugs can cost 50 cents a day.

Coffee may help prevent diabetes

Coffee drinkers have a substantially lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes than people who abstain from the beverage, a new study shows.

Coffee may help prevent diabetes

Coffee drinkers have a substantially lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes than people who abstain from the beverage, a new study shows.

Update: 230 millions diabetics in 2025 !!

More than 230 million people worldwide have diabetes, up from just 30 million in 1985, according to the International Diabetes Federation. Diabetes is expected to affect 350 million people by 2025.

Diabetics is expected to hit 100 million in 2025 !

“There is more diabetes than AIDS. It will take over as the main health problem of the developing world soon,” said Dr Shirine Boardman, a diabetes expert at WarwickHospital in England.

In the Western Pacific, a region stretching from Mongolia and Japan in the north to New Zealand in the south, the number of diabetics is expected to hit 100 million in 2025 from 67million today.

Diabetics is expected to hit 100 million in 2025 !

“There is more diabetes than AIDS. It will take over as the main health problem of the developing world soon,” said Dr Shirine Boardman, a diabetes expert at WarwickHospital in England.

In the Western Pacific, a region stretching from Mongolia and Japan in the north to New Zealand in the south, the number of diabetics is expected to hit 100 million in 2025 from 67million today.

DIABETES IS AN EPIDEMIC IN THE 21ST CENTURY!

In a generation, diabetes has had a six-fold increase. In 1985 there were an estimated 30 million people with diabetes. Today diabetes affects more than 230 million people, almost 6% of the world's adult population. The number of people living with diabetes is expected to grow to 350 million in less than 20 years if action IS NOT TAKEN.