Diabetes Alert Day: Treatment and Prevention

What is Diabetes Alert Day? Since 1987, the American Diabetes Association has named the 4th Tuesday in March as Diabetes Alert Day. This year it falls on March 28th. Diabetes Alert Day was created as a public “wake-up call” to the seriousness of diabetes and the importance of understanding the associated risks of living with […]

FDA approves a new type 2 diabetes drug that works in combination with Metformin

On January 20th, the FDA announced approval of a new sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor for treatment of type 2 diabetes in adults. The new drug is produced by Theracos, a privately held pharmaceutical research and development company located in Marlborough, Massachusetts. The drug will be marketed under the name Brenzavvy (generic name: bexagliflozin). The […]

Introducing the new once-a-day pill for Type 2 diabetes that replaces weekly injections

In 2017, a new drug came onto the market that radically improved therapy for adult sufferers of Type 2 diabetes. That new treatment is a once-a-week self-injectable dose of Ozempic, and it contains a newly developed drug called semaglutide. Now, the drug company Novartis that developed Ozempic has released a pill-form of semaglutide that can […]

November is National Diabetes Month

November is National Diabetes Month. In 2022, the theme is sharing ways you can work with health care professionals to build a team to help you manage your diabetes. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention lists some of the most common dangers that come with diabetes as: Heart disease and stroke. People with diabetes […]