"The delivery device is amazingly cool, compact and generally discreet, " says Howard Steinberg, founder of the diabetes information company DLife.

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Some of Glaxo's defenses were met with skepticism, and new information emerged tarring the diabetes pill.

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Some of Glaxo's (nyse: GSK - news - people ) defenses were met with skepticism, and new information emerged tarring the diabetes pill.

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"Medication costs have gone up, but overall they haven't gone up significantly, " said Matt Petersen, the American Diabetes Association's managing director of medical information and professional engagement.

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The regulator also highlighted assessments that had missed vital information, such as a diagnosis of diabetes, and care records that were incomplete, meaning problems such as pressure ulcers could be missed by carers.

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The search for the genetic roots of heart disease, diabetes and other common ills has yielded surprisingly little useful information for the average person.

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According to the latest figures from information registered by GPs, the number of people in Britain diagnosed with diabetes has shot up by 100, 000 in just the last year.

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The two companies aim to help gene researchers quickly sift through the massive amounts of DNA data and medical record information in search of crucial genetic variations that can increase the risk of everything from heart disease to diabetes.

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