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In DCU #110... Obesity is typically a subject that evokes feelings of despair and frustration, but we just may be - may be - entering a new age of effective antiobesity therapies. The New England Journal of Medicine recently published two randomized studies showing that bariatric surgery can have dramatic benefits on type 2 diabetes in people who are obese. This summer will bring FDA rulings on two weight-loss medications: Vivus' Qnexa and Arena's Lorqess. And, whether people are using surgery, medications, or neither, wellness startups like Retrofit and Omada Health are developing creative ways to harness the power of personal connections and real-time data.
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Dr. Rury Holman is currently Professor of Diabetic Medicine at the University of Oxford. In the past he has served as Academic Chairman of the Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism (OCDEM); Director of the Diabetes Trials Unit; and an Honorary Consultant Physician to the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust. Read More
Dr. Michael Jaff is the Director of the Vascular Center at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA, which is a large collaborative program encompassing over 100 doctors who diagnose and treat patients with different forms of peripheral vascular disease (PVD). Read More
In June, Dr. Anne Peters received what many would term the most prestigious award for a clinical endocrinologist – the ADA Outstanding Physician Clinical Award. Read More
After the opening of the J&J Diabetes Institute in Beijing during the Olympic Games in July, we had the chance to sit down with Dr. Ken Moritsugu, Vice President of Global Strategic Affairs at J&J's Diabetes Franchise. Read More
Janis Roszler, author of the "Dear Janis" column in Diabetes Positive!, discusses her desire to bring more worldwide awareness and education about diabetes to people through mass media formats. Read More
DCU co-hosts with biotech expert Mike King a real-time discussion on ACCORD with noted endocrinologists Dr. Jay Skyler and Dr. Irl Hirsch. Read More
DCU talks to noted cardiologist Dr. Steven Nissen about Avandia. Read More
DCU talks to John Eng, who discovered Exenatide (exendin-4). Read More
DCU talks to Children With Diabetes founder Jeff Hitchcock about what industry does well and what it needs to do better. Read More
DCU talks to obesity expert Dr. Xavier Pi-Sunyer about clincial trials, prospects for new therapies, and his view of the "state of the state." Read More
DCU talks to Dr. Irl B. Hirsch about his thoughts on continuous glucose monitoring and glycemic variability, incretins, inhaled insulin, and how diabetes care in America is in a relative state of crisis. Read More
DCU talks to Dr. Zach Bloomgarden about the latest controversy with Galvus, the importance of rimonabant, the potential of continuous glucose monitoring, and much more. Read More
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Close Concerns is pleased to announce Diabetes Roundup III, a unique 200-page compilation of cogent observations on the diabetes and obesity industries facing the industry today - a followup to our Diabetes Round Up I, published in 2004, and Diabetes Round Up II, published in 2006. Diabetes Round Up III features:
Read the full, highly-praised introduction for our last edition of Diabetes Round Up II here