Diabetes describes a group of metabolic diseases characterized by high blood sugar levels. Diabetes can be caused by the pancreas not producing insulin (type 1 diabetes) or by insulin resistance ...

Here’s what to expect when metformin needs to be replaced. Metformin is an oral medication used to treat type 2 diabetes. It belongs to a class of drugs called biguanides. Diabetes occurs when your ...

The drug is chasing a market where Lilly and Boehringer Ingelheim’s Jardiance (empagliflozin) SGLT2 inhibitor looks likely to be the new pacesetter. It became the first ever diabetes drug to ...

HHS told the Sec­ond Cir­cuit that Boehringer In­gel­heim’s vol­un­tary par­tic­i­pa­tion in Medicare ne­go­ti­a­tions “un­der­mines” its le­gal chal­lenge to the process.

By Katie Thomas Maricruz Salgado was bringing her diabetes under control. Thanks to a federal program that allowed health clinics that serve poor people to buy drugs at steeply discounted prices ...

What Are Insulin Sensitivity Drugs? Insulin sensitivity refers to how sensitive your body is to the hormone insulin. Impaired insulin sensitivity, also called insulin resistance, is when cells in ...

Gavin Newsom in 2023 announced a partnership with Civica Rx to provide insulin to Californians for $30 for 10 milliliters, which he said was as little as one-tenth of the cost at the time. Photo by ...

Type 1 and 2 diabetes are common conditions, but other types of diabetes are less known. Despite different causes, the results are the same: your body cannot produce enough or properly use insulin to ...

The company had filed a new drug application for sotagliflozin to improve glucose control as an adjunct to insulin for adults ... and empagliflozin (Jardiance, Boehringer Ingelheim/Eli Lilly).

When you have diabetes, insulin is vital to help keep your blood sugar levels in check. If you have type 1 diabetes, you must inject insulin daily. Those with type 2 diabetes may also require ...

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