DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog » Insulin Pumps http://www.diabetesmine.com A gold mine of straight talk and encouragement for people living with diabetes Wed, 22 May 2013 11:00:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Possible Solutions for Diabetes Skin Bumps http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/possible-solutions-for-diabetes-skin-bumps.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/possible-solutions-for-diabetes-skin-bumps.html#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:00:34 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=73675 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:  …

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/possible-solutions-for-diabetes-skin-bumps.html/feed 3 NewsFlash: Animas Vibe Finally Submitted to FDA! http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/newsflash-animas-vibe-finally-goes-to-fda.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/newsflash-animas-vibe-finally-goes-to-fda.html#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:00:45 +0000 MikeH http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=73543 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…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/newsflash-animas-vibe-finally-goes-to-fda.html/feed 7 Tandem’s t:connect Software Takes Pumpers to the Cloud(s) http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/03/tandem-tslim-pumpers-now-connected.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/03/tandem-tslim-pumpers-now-connected.html#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:00:15 +0000 WilD http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=72407 Almost 10 months after the Tandem Diabetes t:slim insulin pump hit the U.S. market, we finally have access to the pump management software that goes with it. Tandem released their much-anticipated t:connect pump software last night (read: very early today)…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/03/lipohypertrophy.html/feed 21 Oh, Snap! Asante Insulin Pump Isn’t a Pearl Anymore http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/03/oh-snap-asante-insulin-pump-isnt-a-pearl-anymore.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/03/oh-snap-asante-insulin-pump-isnt-a-pearl-anymore.html#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 12:00:41 +0000 MikeH http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=69771 Almost two years after getting regulatory OK to sell a new partially-disposable insulin pump in the U.S., a California company has changed the name of its product just before it hits the market in April. The Asante Pearl will now…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/03/oh-snap-asante-insulin-pump-isnt-a-pearl-anymore.html/feed 15 Ask D’Mine: Conquering Those Inevitable Diabetes Fears http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/03/ask-dmine.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/03/ask-dmine.html#comments Sat, 02 Mar 2013 12:00:06 +0000 WilD http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=70631 Who doesn’t sometimes need help navigating life with diabetes? That’s why we offer Ask D’Mine, our weekly advice column, hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and educator Wil Dubois. This week, Wil’s setting our minds at ease about some of…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/03/ask-dmine.html/feed 4 Thinking Twice About Using Apidra in Insulin Pumps http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/02/thinking-twice-about-using-apidra-in-insulin-pumps.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/02/thinking-twice-about-using-apidra-in-insulin-pumps.html#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:00:04 +0000 AllisonN http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=68652 Anyone going on a brand spanking new insulin pump is probably filled with anticipation and excitement, but there’s always a little bit of trepidation when it comes to a new piece of medical technology. Will it meet my needs? Will…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/02/thinking-twice-about-using-apidra-in-insulin-pumps.html/feed 22 Sizing Up the t:slim: If Looks Could… Bolus http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/02/sizing-up-the-tslim-if-looks-could-bolus.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/02/sizing-up-the-tslim-if-looks-could-bolus.html#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 12:00:41 +0000 WilD http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=68910 News broke the other day that Tandem Diabetes had gobbled up 51 patents belonging to Smiths Medical ASD, the folks who made the Deltec Cozmo pump that’s been off the market for almost four years now. Officials from both companies…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/02/sizing-up-the-tslim-if-looks-could-bolus.html/feed 27 The “Ethical Imperative” of Diabetes Interoperability http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/the-ethical-imperative-of-diabetes-interoperability.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/the-ethical-imperative-of-diabetes-interoperability.html#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:00:49 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=69008 The fact is, a handful of manufacturers currently have a stronghold on our diabetes data. Their systems collect this vital health data for us, but are designed to withhold it so that we rely on their products exclusively to access…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/the-ethical-imperative-of-diabetes-interoperability.html/feed 15 Sailing Toward Standards for Diabetes Device Interoperability (Wind Needed) http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/sailing-toward-standards-for-diabetes-device-interoperability-wind-needed.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/sailing-toward-standards-for-diabetes-device-interoperability-wind-needed.html#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 12:00:19 +0000 MikeH http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=67937 A fellow person with diabetes from Germany has braved the open ocean and sailed around the world despite his living with type 1 diabetes. But when it comes to getting his D-devices to talk to each other and share data,…

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