Spherix Diabetes Treatment Shows Positive Results In Trial

The Wall Street Journal ^ | 10/07/10 | Tess Stynes

[Pining_4_TX]

Spherix Inc.'s (SPEX) lead drug candidate showed a statistically significant reduction in the occurrence of indicators of diabetes in a Phase III trial of relatively healthy people who had the disease.

D-Tagalose is a naturally occurring simple sugar the company is developing as an oral treatment for Type II, or adult onset, diabetes. The substance, originally developed as a reduced-calorie sugar substitute, has been generally recognized as safe by the Food and Drug Administration for use in food and beverages since 2001, according to the company's website.

[Pining_4_TX]

I have been watching the development of this product for some time. If not for troubles getting this company off the ground, I believe this artificial sweetener with health benefits for type 2 diabetics would have been in widespread use by now.

[Pining_4_TX]

ping

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

Please put me on the type II ping list.

[sinanju]

So that’s all it is? Just another artificial sweetener?

[bmwcyle]

ping

[muddler]

So that’s all it is? Just another artificial sweetener?

So it would seem, it's not a treatment it's just better than sugar.

[kruss3]

FROM WIKIPEDIA: SUCRALOSE IS PROBABLY BETTER
Tagatose is a functional sweetener. It is a naturally occurring monosaccharide, specifically a hexose. It is often found in dairy products, and is very similar in texture to sucrose (table sugar) and is 92% as sweet, but with only 38% of the calories.

Tagatose is generally recognized as safe (GRAS) by the FAO/WHO and has been since 2001.

Since it is metabolized differently from sucrose, tagatose has a minimal effect on blood glucose and insulin levels. Tagatose is also approved as a toothfriendly ingredient.

[Walkingfeather]

me too please

[Pining_4_TX]

No, it actually is beneficial to diabetics in terms of weight and blood glucose values. That is why it is in clinical trials now. It has been approved as just a sweetener for quite some time.

I’m not saying it’s necessarily a huge effect, but it does help.

[Pining_4_TX]

I believe neverdem is the one who manages that list. I post frequently about issues related to type 2 diabetes, but I don’t have a list.

Next time I post something, I will ping it to you both.

I hope anyway. I also suffer from “OBS” .. old brain syndrome. ;-)