By
AmyT on
September 5, 2012
Apropos to today’s newsflash…
Diabetes advocate and author Riva Greenberg has been on a “meter accuracy kick” lately — researching the heck out of this controversial topic. Very timely considering I’ve been seeing loads of expensive TV ads for Accu-Chek’s new Nano meter, claiming that it’s “23% more accurate” (!)
Riva recently published a piece at the Huffington Post on why meter accuracy is both less, and more, critical than you might think. Truth is, she tells us,…
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By
MikeH on
September 5, 2012
Q) What looks like a USB stick but has a bright color screen, wirelessly communicates with Medtronic insulin pumps, and is more accurate than your average glucometer?
A) It’s a brand new meter called the Contour Next Link, co-developed by Medtronic and Bayer and announced on Tuesday through a news release sent to some Diabetes Online Community members and via Medtronic’s blog, The Loop. We reached out to PR directors at both companies to learn…
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By
AmyT on
September 4, 2012
If you have type 2 diabetes and you use a glucose meter — or if you have a meter but don’t use it regularly for some reason — we need your help. I have been asked to compile an article for the ADA journal Diabetes Spectrum on T2 patient feedback and their experiences with glucose monitoring.
For this purpose, we are running a brief survey over at DiabeticConnect and I ask you to please, please (pretty please!) take…
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By
WilD on
August 22, 2012
It looks like a duck. It quacks like a … Oh. Wait a minute. It doesn’t quack at all. So why is Abbott Diabetes calling it a duck? (That’s a metaphorical question, just so you know.)
The metaphoric duck we’re talking about lives over in Europe and is quacking along just fine. Its real name is the Abbott Freestyle InsuLinx glucose meter, and it was introduced in Europe in May 2011 and Canada this May,…
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By
AmyT on
August 15, 2012
Rumors of the new iPhone 5 model are flying high. The release date could be as soon as next month, and it’s still unclear whether this next-gen phone will go from the iconic 30-pin port connector to a smaller 19-pin connector (or even more nano-sized) on its base. Everyone is worried that the new model won’t be compatible with older/existing Apple accessories.
We couldn’t help wondering what kind of impact that could have on diabetes-related…
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