Comments on: Diabetes Then and Now and Leaping into the Future (Or “Why I Joined Medtronic”) http://www.diabetesmine.com/2009/08/diabetes-then-and-now-and-leaping-into-the-future-or-why-i-joined-medtronic.html A gold mine of straight talk and encouragement for people living with diabetes Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:28:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Build a Cross Cultural Relationship with Satellite Internet | The … « trtdese http://www.diabetesmine.com/2009/08/diabetes-then-and-now-and-leaping-into-the-future-or-why-i-joined-medtronic.html/comment-page-1#comment-535527 Build a Cross Cultural Relationship with Satellite Internet | The … « trtdese Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:51:52 +0000 http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=8769#comment-535527 [...] sarah jessica parker kreayshawn erik bedard ing direct nostradamus melaleuca Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:LikeBe the first to like this [...] [...] sarah jessica parker kreayshawn erik bedard ing direct nostradamus melaleuca Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:LikeBe the first to like this [...]

]]> By: thomas hatley http://www.diabetesmine.com/2009/08/diabetes-then-and-now-and-leaping-into-the-future-or-why-i-joined-medtronic.html/comment-page-1#comment-522595 thomas hatley Tue, 21 Sep 2010 23:52:51 +0000 http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=8769#comment-522595 My son has diabetes and i thank you for all the hard work you have done. It is a terrible disease and needs to be eradicated. My son has diabetes and i thank you for all the hard work you have done. It is a terrible disease and needs to be eradicated.

]]> By: diabetes management http://www.diabetesmine.com/2009/08/diabetes-then-and-now-and-leaping-into-the-future-or-why-i-joined-medtronic.html/comment-page-1#comment-379521 diabetes management Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:20:27 +0000 http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=8769#comment-379521 Technology has come along way but as with most there is always the underlying commercialization from drug companies who have no motivation to create a cure as it is always said it is more lucrative to treat the symptoms than it is to cure the disease. Technology has come along way but as with most there is always the underlying commercialization from drug companies who have no motivation to create a cure as it is always said it is more lucrative to treat the symptoms than it is to cure the disease.

]]> By: Stuart http://www.diabetesmine.com/2009/08/diabetes-then-and-now-and-leaping-into-the-future-or-why-i-joined-medtronic.html/comment-page-1#comment-372835 Stuart Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:15:05 +0000 http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=8769#comment-372835 I agree with Bernard's post with respect to Open Data Standards. Making the data available to users and professionals will speed innovations in monitoring and control. I agree with Bernard’s post with respect to Open Data Standards. Making the data available to users and professionals will speed innovations in monitoring and control.

]]> By: rae http://www.diabetesmine.com/2009/08/diabetes-then-and-now-and-leaping-into-the-future-or-why-i-joined-medtronic.html/comment-page-1#comment-366481 rae Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:35:13 +0000 http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=8769#comment-366481 Hello Francine; Congratulations on your new job! I hear there is a mint to be made within the Biomedical Engineering industy Concerns: 1) the suggestion, by a physician, situated in an industry leading company, of your proportion, that a medical device can be considered a "cure" almost caused me a vitreous hemmorhage. The cure will be when Diabetes is stopped because a way has been found to restore the pancreas back to it's former state of functioning in current Diabetics and preventing the disease in future Diabetics - in other words, the cure will be when Diabetes is extinct 2) how many separate prescriptions will a Diabetic need to order to maintin this so called "cure"? 3) Cost: for the device itself, supplies 4) What if the device suddenly fails three months before the warranty is up? Will I have to get the Head Pharmacist and my Nurse Clinician to contact Medtronic on my behalf because the customer service rep told me me my warranty is up? How does being stipped my right to have my pump, by a customer service rep (who is not a physician, nurse or PA) empower me to manage my Diabetes? I don't stop having Diabetes because the my pump is broken and a customer service rep deems my warranty up. Suggestions 1) Lower commission rates of pharmeceutical reps and executives and pass some savings onto Diabetics - our disease funds your lives while we live with this disease every day, until we die. Our bodies pay and so do our pocketbooks 2) Make pumps and supplies available to ALL Diabetics who need them, not just those able to afford them. If pumping insulin is the best ,then lets make this the protocol for all Diabetics, not just some. Blood Glucose Monitors were expensive when first introduced - now they're free, this is the type of real innovation Medtronic should be looking towards in their insulin pumping endeavors - how can you reach all the Diabetics.l Thanks Rae Hello Francine;

Congratulations on your new job! I hear there is a mint to be made within the Biomedical Engineering industy

Concerns:
1) the suggestion, by a physician, situated in an industry leading company, of your proportion, that a medical device can be considered a “cure” almost caused me a vitreous hemmorhage. The cure will be when Diabetes is stopped because a way has been found to restore the pancreas back to it’s former state of functioning in current Diabetics and preventing the disease in future Diabetics – in other words, the cure will be when Diabetes is extinct
2) how many separate prescriptions will a Diabetic need to order to maintin this so called “cure”?
3) Cost: for the device itself, supplies
4) What if the device suddenly fails three months before the warranty is up? Will I have to get the Head Pharmacist and my Nurse Clinician to contact Medtronic on my behalf because the customer service rep told me me my warranty is up? How does being stipped my right to have my pump, by a customer service rep (who is not a physician, nurse or PA) empower me to manage my Diabetes? I don’t stop having Diabetes because the my pump is broken and a customer service rep deems my warranty up.

Suggestions
1) Lower commission rates of pharmeceutical reps and executives and pass some savings onto Diabetics – our disease funds your lives while we live with this disease every day, until we die. Our bodies pay and so do our pocketbooks
2) Make pumps and supplies available to ALL Diabetics who need them, not just those able to afford them. If pumping insulin is the best ,then lets make this the protocol for all Diabetics, not just some. Blood Glucose Monitors were expensive when first introduced – now they’re free, this is the type of real innovation Medtronic should be looking towards in their insulin pumping endeavors – how can you reach all the Diabetics.l

Thanks
Rae

]]> By: Acai Berries http://www.diabetesmine.com/2009/08/diabetes-then-and-now-and-leaping-into-the-future-or-why-i-joined-medtronic.html/comment-page-1#comment-363491 Acai Berries Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:49:28 +0000 http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=8769#comment-363491 That was an important consideration for our family when we opted for our son’s first pump. That was an important consideration for our family when we opted for our son’s first pump.

]]> By: Chan http://www.diabetesmine.com/2009/08/diabetes-then-and-now-and-leaping-into-the-future-or-why-i-joined-medtronic.html/comment-page-1#comment-362159 Chan Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:16:07 +0000 http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=8769#comment-362159 Its biggest maker of heart-rhythm devices, won $57 million in a patent-infringement trial against AGA Medical over medical devices that treat holes caused by congenital heart defects. Its biggest maker of heart-rhythm devices, won $57 million in a patent-infringement trial against AGA Medical over medical devices that treat holes caused by congenital heart defects.

]]> By: brandscaping http://www.diabetesmine.com/2009/08/diabetes-then-and-now-and-leaping-into-the-future-or-why-i-joined-medtronic.html/comment-page-1#comment-361338 brandscaping Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:55:13 +0000 http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=8769#comment-361338 I found this blog that mentions how we can use outdated technology to help raise funds for Canadian Diabetes research http://www.thetelecomblog.com/2009/08/10/what-can-you-do-with-an-ancient-cell-phone/ good luck and great work - it's amazing how far we've already come in the learning to mitigate diabetes. the future will hold the cure! I found this blog that mentions how we can use outdated technology to help raise funds for Canadian Diabetes research
http://www.thetelecomblog.com/2009/08/10/what-can-you-do-with-an-ancient-cell-phone/

good luck and great work – it’s amazing how far we’ve already come in the learning to mitigate diabetes. the future will hold the cure!

]]> By: Ellen http://www.diabetesmine.com/2009/08/diabetes-then-and-now-and-leaping-into-the-future-or-why-i-joined-medtronic.html/comment-page-1#comment-361272 Ellen Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:40:00 +0000 http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=8769#comment-361272 Thank you for all you have done and continue to do for families with children with diabetes. I hope you will exert influence on the industry to be sure that when people purchase the life sustaining technology you refer to above, you also make sure Medtronic provides each patient with a backup system so they do not have to revert to relying on injection therapy and fingerstick blood glucose monitoring as they will no longer have the skills to do so effectively, even for the supposed 24 hours that's promised for replacement of a problem system. Years ago Disetronic always provided a backup pump so no patient of theirs ever had to be without a pump once the patient started on CSII. That was an important consideration for our family when we opted for our son's first pump. Thank you for all you have done and continue to do for families with children with diabetes. I hope you will exert influence on the industry to be sure that when people purchase the life sustaining technology you refer to above, you also make sure Medtronic provides each patient with a backup system so they do not have to revert to relying on injection therapy and fingerstick blood glucose monitoring as they will no longer have the skills to do so effectively, even for the supposed 24 hours that’s promised for replacement of a problem system. Years ago Disetronic always provided a backup pump so no patient of theirs ever had to be without a pump once the patient started on CSII. That was an important consideration for our family when we opted for our son’s first pump.

]]> By: Kathy http://www.diabetesmine.com/2009/08/diabetes-then-and-now-and-leaping-into-the-future-or-why-i-joined-medtronic.html/comment-page-1#comment-361263 Kathy Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:02:27 +0000 http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=8769#comment-361263 Thanks for your piece, Doctor. While the Medtronic approach is all well and good, it's not a "cure", just a better mousetrap. Sure, it's a slicker, more accurate and more advanced mousetrap than the urine test kit I remember when I was a kid, but there will be no cure unless type 1 diabetes can be stopped, reversed and/or prevented. Thanks for your piece, Doctor. While the Medtronic approach is all well and good, it’s not a “cure”, just a better mousetrap. Sure, it’s a slicker, more accurate and more advanced mousetrap than the urine test kit I remember when I was a kid, but there will be no cure unless type 1 diabetes can be stopped, reversed and/or prevented.

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