On May 17, Asante Solutions held a launch event at their Sunnyvale, CA, headquarters. Their new Snap pump (formerly called Pearl) is ready for prime-time, and they wanted to debut it to a group of online advocates — giving us the opportunity for a four-week trial run, and also premiering some of their rather edgy marketing videos (think SNL does insulin pumping! more on that later.)
They are currently rolling out the product in the…
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If we’re forced to wear and carry medical devices all the time, we can at least spice up our gadgets with some color and decorative accents, right?
That’s what motivated a Pittsburgh couple to create their own business aimed at designing vinyl skin covers for the OmniPod tubeless insulin pump, Dexcom G4 Platinum continuous glucose monitor (CGM), and OneTouch VerioIQ glucose meter. Their outfit is called PumpPeelz, and it has apparently taken off like wildfire…
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AmyT on
April 19, 2013
From the long list of lesser-known indignities one experiences with diabetes comes the “lumps and bumps” problem… Once again we’d like to welcome long-time type 1 PWD and Columbia University journalism grad student Amanda Cedrone to add her two cents:
Special to the ‘Mine by Amanda Cedrone
Like most people, I’m not always as hyper-aware of my diabetes as I should be. While I feel like I have pretty decent control, there are times when…
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MikeH on
April 16, 2013
When exactly the Animas Vibe integrated insulin pump and continuous glucose monitor (CGM) hits the U.S. market is now up to the FDA.
Almost two years after the Animas Vibe hit the market in Europe, this Monday Johnson & Johnson submitted the pump to the U.S. regulatory agency. The company publicly announced the submission during their first quarter earnings call early this morning.
Our Diabetes Community has been anxiously awaiting this news since October, when…
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