BACKGROUND: Diabetes is a chronic lifelong disease marked by high levels of sugar in the blood. According to the New York Time’s Health Guide, people with diabetes have high levels of blood sugar because their pancreas does not make enough insulin.

According to the Centers for Disease and Control, the number of Americans with diabetes has tripled from 5.6 million to 17.4 million since 1980. In 2009, about 5.9 percent of the United States population reported they had diabetes.

TYPES: There are two main types of diabetes. Type 1, occurs when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin to properly control blood sugar levels. Type 2 is marked by high levels of sugar in the blood stream.

THREE NEW DRUGS: Taken like aspirin, this new drug, found in an enzyme that controls metamorphosis in insects can control lipids for diabetics. In a recent study conducted by entomologist Bruce Hammock, of the University of California, Davis, the enzyme is able to remove joint pain from diabetic sufferers.

Waiting FDA approval, an inhaled powder could eliminate insulin injections for type 1 and type 2 diabetics. Taken with food, the insulin Afrezza is absorbed through the lungs and it controls the boost in blood sugar levels diabetics’ deal with following a meal. The particles immediately dissolve upon contact with the lung surface, releasing insulin monomers that rapidly enter the bloodstream.

Used on arthritis patients, a drug called Abatacept keeps the immune system of the patient from killing the insulin-producing cells the patient has left. Abatacept has been tested in animals and results show the drug may prevent the rise of full-blown diabetes.

 For More Information, Contact:
American Diabetes Association
1701 North Beauregard Street
Alexandria, VA 22311
(800)-DIABETES
http://www.stopdiabetes.com