Area 4-year-old deals with type 1 diabetes
Type 1 diabetes may take years to develop, or it may come on suddenly. Briar Smith didn’t have the benefit of time. He was diagnosed when he was 20 months old.

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FDA asks for risk plan info on diabetes drug
Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Monday it received a Food and Drug Administration request for information on manufacturing and a risk mitigation plan for a potential once-weekly diabetes treatment.

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Novartis drugs fail to prevent diabetes in the overweight
Novartis AG’s (NVS) two drugs have failed to prevent diabetes and the problems it causes in the overweight with poor sugar metabolism, according to study resutls released by the New England Journal of Medicine on Sunday. The trial involved two drugs prescribed for other reasons — Diovan (valsartan), a blood pressure medication; and Starlix (nateglinide), which is given to control existing type …

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NJ Man Admits Stabbing His Wife With Ice Pick
A New Jersey man has admitted stabbing his wife 17 times with an ice pick. Terry Vanderbilt, 63, of Mount Arlington pleaded guilty Wednesday in state Superior Court in Morristown to an aggravated assault charge. He faces up to 10 years in prison. Authorities said Vanderbilt, who is sightless because of complications from diabetes, attacked his wife Anna at their home on Feb. 8, 2009.

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Body’s anticipation of a meal can be a diabetes risk factor
Alterations in our response to the taste or smell of food may be another culprit responsible for Type 2 diabetes, according to scientists who have identified the specific mechanism in human specimens and in mice.

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