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The World’s Funnest Clinical Trial (Artificial Pancreas!)

AmyT — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:00:45 +0000

Two weeks ago today for Spring Break I was in gorgeous, palm-studded Santa Barbara, CA. And what does a diabetes technology geek like me do on vacation? Visit the local research clinic, of course! Lucky for me, the Sansum Diabetes…

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Animas’ Hypo-Hyper Minimizer Aims for Diabetes “Cruise Control”

MikeH — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:00:34 +0000

Snuggled up in my bed under the warm covers, all I want to do is keep my eyes closed. But, no. My darn insulin pump and continuous glucose monitor (CGM) just won’t shut up and let me sleep. Both vibrate…

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ATTD Report: Paris Conference Hones in on ‘Advanced’ Diabetes Tech

AmyT — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:00:32 +0000

Neal Kaufman is not only the husband of famed endocrinologist and Medtronic exec Fran Kaufman; he’s also a diabetes guru of sorts in his own right. He’s an experienced clinician and educator who founded a company called DPS Health (Diabetes…

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A Diabetes Refresher Course + Interview with Researcher William Tamborlane

AllisonN — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:00:47 +0000

As many of you know, I’m currently studying to become a Certified Diabetes Educator. So I was delighted to have the opportunity to attend the American Diabetes Association’s annual Advanced Postgraduate Course in New York City on Feb. 23 —…

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Double the Pump Chambers, Double the Diabetes Device Power

MikeH — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 12:00:48 +0000

By January 2015, we could be offered a choice of wearing a dual-chambered infusion pump that distributes both insulin and another medication like fast-acting glucagon or a meal-time infusion of Symlin. Could be… that’s the tentative timeline for a new…

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A New View of Glycemic Variability: How Long is Your Line?

AmyT — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:00:48 +0000

At last week’s Diabetes Technology Society Meeting in Bethesda, MD, Dexcom’s VP of Science & Technology Tom Peyser presented a brand new metric for glycemic variability based on CGM data that may be much more useful and easier to understand…

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Artificial Pancreas Project Participant Kathleen Peterson Talks Diabetes Devices

AllisonN — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 11:00:31 +0000

Today we’re chatting with another of our awesome winners of this year’s Patient Voices Contest for our DiabetesMine Innovation Summit: Kathleen Peterson, a 29-year-old nanny and soon-to-be graduate student from Seattle, WA, who has lived with type 1 diabetes for…

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A Father’s Love at the Heart of ‘Bionic Pancreas’ Project

MikeH — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:00:29 +0000

Even though Ed Damiano isn’t living with diabetes, he occasionally wears a continuous glucose monitor and two Tandem t:slim pumps, and he constantly has his eye on all the newest D-devices. Sometimes his pumps are filled with saline and sometimes…

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Thoughts on Testing an Artificial Pancreas

AmyT — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 11:00:41 +0000

Kyle Rose is a former Team Type 1 cyclist and business development director for that group. He is now living in France, where he founded a consultancy called Delta PM Diabetes, focusing on chronic disease management in health care. Mainly,…

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What’s Hot from ADA 2012 – t:slim Pump, T1D Exchange, Youth Transitions and More

AmyT — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 11:00:27 +0000

Sixteen-thousand doctors, scientists, and other healthcare providers. Hundreds of Pharma industry folks and food and diabetes supply vendors manning 171 booths in a cavernous exhibit hall. Over 2,500 research reports, plus over 2,000 more studies presented on mini-billboards known as…

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