Philip wrote:

Did anyone else see this article?

"More than one in 10 Ontarians could be living with diabetes by 2020, costing the province $7 billion a year in health care and lost productivity, a new report reveals."

"Roche Diabetes Care, a global leader in diabetes care and eHealth specialist InterComponentWare today announced a multi-year, global partnership to develop a next-generation web-based solution for efficient diabetes management."

The prevalence of diabetes rose by nearly 26 percent between 2001 and 2007, according to the study. The study claims that California is falling short of targets for obesity and diabetes set by Healthy People 2010 - a national health-promotion and disease-prevention plan.

My research with Willie lead me to this.

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Inc., a startup focused on obesity and diabetes treatments, had closed a $40 million Series A financing, funded by MPM Capital and Third Rock Ventures, both of Boston, as well as New Enterprise Associates of Maryland.