1. And they will get the drug from a tiny infusion pump instead of from daily injections. 2. Because the body requires insulin to regulate blood sugar levels, patients rely on daily injections of insulin for the rest of their lives. 3. A yearlong study comparing use of the pump with multiple daily injections of insulin showed that both methods gave patients good control of blood-sugar levels. 4. But Chovav said the existing remedies must be administered by daily injection, whereas ProLease, if it wins FDA approval, could spur growth with biweekly shots. 5. Currently, Cytovene is available only through daily injections, which involve implanting a permanent catheter, or tablets. 6. Every day she gets up long before dawn to give herself the first of five daily injections of insulin. 7. For years, he had to give himself three daily injections of the medication in his stomach. 8. It would be akin to the treatment for diabetes, with daily injections of a hormone. 9. MiniMed specializes in diabetes-control devices, including an insulin infusion pump that eliminates the need for repeated daily injections of the glucose-regulating drug. 10. MiniMed, based in suburban Sylmar, specializes in diabetes-control devices, including a popular insulin infusion pump that eliminates the need for repeated daily injections. |
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