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Grappling with FDA Over Low-Glucose Suspend

By AmyT on September 27, 2011

Wondering why all the latest and greatest diabetes technology seems to get launched only in Europe these days? Wait, it gets worse…
Did you know that 40 different countries around the world have approved new Low-Glucose Suspend (LGS) technology — which allows a CGMS-augmented insulin pump to automatically shut off basal insulin when it detects a BG reading below the target range, an amazing safety feature! — yet FDA is still not anywhere close to being…

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Stimulating the Roots of Progress: JDRF’s Transformation

By AllisonN on August 18, 2011

Jeffrey Brewer is the newest president of the JDRF — following several rapid turn-overs over the past five years since the departure of Peter Van Etten. This change in leadership coincides with a dramatic shift in JDRF’s policies on the programs and research it funds, focusing not only on the cure, but also on new technologies, like the Artificial Pancreas, and research on treating complications.
Jeffrey first announced this change in a groundbreaking interview with diaTribe…

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Mom at the Helm of the JDRF Children’s Congress

By AllisonN on July 20, 2011

It’s been 10 years since I participated in the second JDRF Children’s Congress in 2001 and I am absolutely amazed at how much JDRF’s biannual event has grown and changed. The Children’s Congress is an action-packed event in Washington, D.C., with legislative meetings and testimony, and it has grown also to feature some of the most famous names in diabetes advocacy, like Crystal Bowersox and Nick Jonas.
Each year the Congress features a Chair Family…

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DiaPort: The Little Tube That Could

By AllisonN on June 1, 2011

We recently mentioned a product called DiaPort from Roche, invented way back in 1998, which insulin researchers have been talking about lately as a possible alternative to the implantable insulin pump! Say what? you may ask. What makes this injection port with internal tubing so powerful? Especially when there’s a newer product called iPort that seems to do the same thing, possibly more elegantly?
Well, the DiaPort must be surgically implanted, and its advantage is…

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Around the Diabetes Blogosphere – May 2011 Edition

By AllisonN on May 30, 2011

For those of you living in America, Happy Memorial Day! We hope you enjoy your day off, ringing in the unofficial beginning of summer (hopefully the weather will cooperate…). Whether you’re waiting for the grill to heat up or still stuck at work, check out these great posts from the month of May that we think should not be missed!
If you missed out on official D-Blog Week, head on over to Karen Graffeo’s site,…

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