The Swiss medical device specialists at Debiotech and STMicroelectronics have announced the first “evaluation prototypes” of the unique “highly miniaturized disposable insulin pump” they’ve been working on for several years. As you can see, it’s literally the size of a credit card. I wrote about it last spring, lamenting that these things always take ages to make it to market.
Well, it seems they’ve “moved a step closer to market availability” this week with the…
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I wanted to mention that last Friday, I was privileged to spend the day with Jeff Hitchcock, founder of Children with Diabetes, and Dr. Steven Edelman, founder of TCOYD. I was reminded how the worst things in life sometimes do bring out the best in people.
Watch the whole thing:
More on the video HERE.…
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The case of Doug Burns, bodybuilder of Mr. Universe fame and Type 1 diabetic, is in the news again. This weekend, the San Francisco Chronicle and other papers reported that he has filed suit against the city of Redwood City, CA, in federal court for $5 million in damages over what he says was excessive use of police force when he experienced insulin shock in a local movie theater a year ago in April.
A…
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Thank you, creative entrants! It’s been a long week of deliberating over the 21 submissions we had for the 2nd Annual DiabetesMine™ Design Challenge, including participants from Canada, Iran, and the Philippines (!)
If you recall, this competition is generously sponsored by Cory and Justin Oringer, two young brothers (ages 14 and 11, respectively) who have both been living with Type 1 diabetes for more than 10 years each, and are huge enthusiasts for design…
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Non-invasive glucose monitoring simply by scanning your eye? What a dream! But we’ve heard it all before, and it ain’t lookin’ too promising to become a reality any time soon, right? I mean, we were all watching both Fovi Optics and Oculir closely before both companies folded due to optical scanning technology that simply didn’t work.
Well, now there’s some new hope, in the form of Freedom Meditech, a San Diego-based company that’s developing an…
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