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Poor Control Of Gestational Diabetes Harms Fetus
Research shows that poor control of blood sugar levels in women with pregnancy-related or “gestational” diabetes is associated with several adverse infant outcomes. These include delivering an abnormally large infant, a condition called “macrosomia” and delivering an infant with “hypoglycemia” or low blood sugar. Source

Lilly Introduces World’s First Digital Insulin Pen With Memory
Eli Lilly and Company today announced the launch of the first insulin pen with memory, HumaPen® MEMOIR™, to help simplify the daily management of diabetes.

MEMOIR is designed to meet the needs of people with diabetes who take several shots of mealtime insulin each day. It presents sophisticated technology and features in a consumer-friendly “push-to-know” digital display that allows patients to record and review their last 16 insulin doses, including the priming doses. Source

Delta Burke to Americans: Let’s Talk about Managing Diabetes
Stage, screen and film actress Delta Burke is leading the BYETTA Let’s Talk campaign, sponsored by Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY - News). The BYETTA Let’s Talk campaign is designed to educate people with type 2 diabetes about the importance of leading a healthy, active lifestyle, including taking the right medications. To learn more about the campaign, type 2 diabetes and BYETTA, log on to www.byettaletstalk.com. Source

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Resources:
dLife; About Diabetes.com; American Diabetes Association

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