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Letter From The Editor. February 07, 2010 Issue #507 (Recommend Us)

Last week there was a lot of press about the approval of Victoza (c) liraglutide, the once-a-day GLP-1 mimetic, made by Novo Nordisk. This drug, which works like exenatide, gives practitioners another choice of therapy for patients. If you read all the articles on the internet you will find a lot of different opinions and ideas on what this new therapy option means for patients. There are those who think that once a day dosing means increased compliance. Then I read about 10 articles from writers who think prescribers won’t use the medication because of the black box warning on thyroid cancer. In addition some articles point to the decreased chance of nausea from liraglutide because of the increased homology of the drug to the natural hormone GLP-1. After reading all these studies and articles I wondered how Novo would approach the marketing of Victoza (c). Searching through articles from some of our sources I was able to discover how they were planning to market the medication to clinicians and patients. To learn what to expect when the Novo Rep comes calling on you "Novo reps to spotlight weight loss for Victoza launch."

 

Announcements:

 
dLife visits journalist Bob Schieffer to find out how he ‘faces the nation’ each week with diabetes. And a high flying airline employee shows us what it’s like to stay healthy at 20,000 feet. Plus, amazing triathletes with diabetes and Jim Turner on the fears we face. Make the most of your dLife and don't miss an episode: Sundays on CNBC at 7 PM ET, 6 PM CT, and 4 PM PT.

 

Taking Control of Your Diabetes (TCOYD): Sacramento, CA, February 27

The TCOYD team will be in Sacramento, California, at the Sacramento Convention Center for the TCOYD Conference and Health Fair, February 27. TCOYD is a not for profit organization dedicated to informing and empowering people with diabetes to become actively involved in their own health care. For more 2010 upcoming conference details, please go to TCOYD.org.

 

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We now have 49 CE/CDE programs on diabetes, accredited for Nurses, Dietitians, Pharmacists, Physicians and Podiatrists: www.diabetesincontrol.com/cme

 

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Dave Joffe, Editor-in-chief

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Newsflash

GlucoPro Insulin Syringes Voluntarily Recalled

A voluntary nationwide recall of all GlucoPro Insulin Syringes (Nipro Medical Corporation) is underway, according to a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) notification to healthcare professionals. The alert notes that syringes may have needles that detach from the syringe. "If the needle becomes detached from the syringe during use, it can become stuck in the insulin vial, push back into the syringe, or remain in the skin after injection," the FDA states. More information is available on the FDA's MedWatch website.

 




Tool for your Practice

Insulin Perceptions Questionnaire Booklet

InsulinPerceptionsBookletThis booklet provides some suggested questions to help you explore the reasons behind any fears that a patient may have expressed in the Insulin Perceptions Questionnaire. For easy reference, there is a set of suggested questions to help explore each statement highly scored by the patient in the questionnaire.

Insulin Perceptions Booklet

 

 




New Product

miCoach Pacer

miCoachThis product, straight from the CES exhibit in Las Vegas, is the perfect companion for you or your patients' training workouts. This three part system has a Pacer that interacts with a stride sensor and heart rate monitor. Press it at any time to hear real-time information on pace, distance, time, heart-rate and calories burned. It works great by itself, or if you prefer music, it's compatible with every MP3 player, and you can sync it to miCoach.com to upload results and download workouts.

 


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Quote of the Week!

 

"One should ... be able to see things as hopeless and yet be determined to make them otherwise."

 

               .................F. Scott Fitzgerald

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