Who Says Big Pharma Isn’t Investing in Finding a Diabetes Cure?

Just the other day, we had a good April 1 laugh about all the hyped-up diabetes “cure” headlines. But today, we’re looking more seriously at how Big Pharma is putting its money where its mouth is, as in fighting diabetes for real by investing in c…

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