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There’s An Easier Way to Take Insulin, But It Hasn’t Been Tested on People Yet

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The most effective way for people with diabetes to deliver insulin is also incredibly intrusive. Millions around the world must inject the crucial hormone underneath their skin several times a day to keep their glucose levels in balance.

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Camurus Shares Positive Phase III Results from Acromegaly Trial

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Sweden-based biotech Camurus shared positive Phase III trial data for CAM2029, one of its lead candidates, in patients with the rare hormonal disorder acromegaly. Due to its ability to mimic somatostatin, octreotide is used to treat various conditions associated with excessive hormone production.

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(LAI-287 + semaglutide) by Novo Nordisk for Type 2 Diabetes: Likelihood of Approval

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Attributes of the drug, company and its clinical trials play a fundamental role in drug-specific PTSR and likelihood of approval. LAI-287 + semaglutide) overview A fixed dose combination of GLP-1 analogue semaglutide and LAI-287, long-acting basal insulin is under development for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.

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Phase 3 trial finds oral empagliflozin provides safe glycemic control in children with type 2 diabetes

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Type 2 diabetes is a chronic disease in which the body does not produce enough of the hormone insulin, which regulates blood sugar, while cells in the muscle, fat and digestive system simultaneously become less sensitive to it, absorbing less sugar from the blood stream.

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Velocity Investigators Active at the American Diabetes Association (ADA) 83rd Scientific Sessions

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Rosenstock is the lead investigator for Novo Nordisk’s ONWARDS 1 program exploring the first investigational once-weekly insulin. “In In ONWARDS 1, insulin icodec allowed people to spend significantly more Time in Range, with comparable Time below Range vs. once-daily basal insulin glargine U100,” said Dr. Rosenstock. “A

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Lilly’s new drug Mounjaro (tirzepatide ) wins US FDA approval

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GLP-1 and GIP are hormones involved in blood sugar control and Mounjaro, a first-in-class medicine that activates both GLP-1 and GIP receptors, demonstrated improved blood sugar control. It was also compared to a placebo, a GLP-1 receptor agonist (semaglutide) and two long-acting insulin analogues. more than insulin degludec and 1.0%

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Type 1 Diabetes Vaccine: Does Diamyd Have a Winning Formula?

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A vaccine developed by Swedish company Diamyd Medical has demonstrated significant treatment efficacy in a predefined genetic subgroup of individuals with type 1 diabetes in a Phase IIb clinical trial. In the trial, the vaccine was injected directly into the lymph nodes of type 1 diabetic individuals. The DIAGNODE-2 Trial.