( VANCOUVER June 21 2007 /PRNewswire-F...)Diabetes drug supported by Mexican Diabetes Federation,Health

VANCOUVER, June 21, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Biotech Holdings reports that the Mexican Diabetes Federation has given Biotech's "Sucanon" diabetes drug its support in an overview of diabetic drugs published in the May-June 2007 issue of Diabetes Hoy, the Diabetic Federation's scientific and medical magazine for doctors and other health professionals.

The overview of diabetic drugs, written by Dr. Roberto Cepeda Gonzalez, Medical Director of the Specialized Center for Diabetes, in Mexico City, notes that Sucanon falls in a category of diabetic drugs known as "insulin sensitizers" for their action in making the body's cells more sensitive to circulating insulin. The review (see Endorsements at http://www.sucanonhealth.com/section.asp?pageid=4107) notes that the most widely used insulin sensitizers belong to a family of drugs known as thiazolidinediones or glitazones.

The glitazone drugs, the review notes, have a history of problems in contrast with Sucanon which, clinical studies have indicated, is very safe. The review notes that Sucanon does not have any of the hepatotoxicity or liver-damage risks of the glitazone drugs. The first glitazone, troglitazone was approved in 1998 but was withdrawn shortly thereafter. Two additional glitazones - rosiglitazone and pioglitazone - have recently been targeted with a "black box" warning by the U.S. FDA due to concerns related to cardiac risk when taking these drugs (see http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19090626/).

The review in Diabetes Hoy also notes that another widely used Type II Diabetes medication, metformin, presents risks for patients with compromised kidney function, frequently a symptom of Type II Diabetes.

Sucanon, which received regulatory approval in Mexico in 2004, is widely sold
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