A majority of type 2 diabetics currently use Lantus SoloSTAR Pen. Most of them use prefilled injection pens that are entirely disposable. These pens are more convenient to use for most patients with busy lifestyles, as they come pre-filled with insulin/medication. Easy push-button injection, transparent cartridge, and a window showing injection is complete are the features desired by all current injection pen users. The top three features for which most patients are likely to switch to another brand (if their current pen does not have those features) are easy push-buttons, pen memory, ...

Diabetes is the world's most costly epidemic. It is anticipated that, over 10% of the population in countries such as, the US, Malaysia, and Indonesia will be diabetic by 2020 and there will be over 300 Million diabetics worldwide. Similarly, the prevalence of diabetes has been increasing in the UAE as well. Diabetes in the UAE is becoming a major health issue with 19-25% of the UAE nationals or one in four people being diabetic. Viewing this, spending of the government as well as consumers has been continuously increasing in the country for the past few years. According to our new ...

The epidemic of type-2 diabetes and its warning sign, pre-diabetes, is sweeping across the United States. It has been estimated that around 52% of the adult population will have diabetes or pre-diabetes by 2020. Yet shockingly, the vast majority more than 90% of people with prediabetes, and about a quarter of people with diabetes, are unaware of their conditions.
It is believed that this will have major implications for people's health and life expectancy. It will result in out-of-control U.S. healthcare costs, placing growing strain on the budgets of families, employers, states, and ...

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Diabetes Diagnostics in US$ Million by the following Product Segments: Blood Glucose Testing Devices (Blood Glucose Test Kit, Blood Glucose Meter/Monitor, Diabetes Kit, & Diabetes Tracking System), and Diabetes Testing Supplies (Blood Glucose Test Strips, Lancet, Lancet Device, Reagent Strip, Blood Glucose Insta Glucose, & Others (Include Blood Glucose Sensors, Control Solution, Glutose, Reagent Strip, & Blood Glucose Insta Glucose). The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, ...

Type 2 diabetes can be easily managed with a healthy lifestyle, especially related to diet, exercise, and weight management. Despite this, type 2 diabetes is on the rise throughout the world and in the seven major markets (US, Japan, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK), likely due to the fact that obesity and sedentary lifestyles are on the rise.
Scope

Gain insight to market potential, including a robust 10-year epidemiology forecast of prevalent type 2 diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance cases.
Understand the key epidemiologic risk factors ...