DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog » OmniPod http://www.diabetesmine.com A gold mine of straight talk and encouragement for people living with diabetes Mon, 20 May 2013 14:11:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Insulet & Dexcom Break Up Over Plans for Next-Gen Integration http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/02/insulet-dexcom-break-up-over-plans-for-next-gen-integration.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/02/insulet-dexcom-break-up-over-plans-for-next-gen-integration.html#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:00:24 +0000 MikeH http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=69098 Many in the Diabetes Community are anxiously awaiting the release of the smaller and sleeker 2nd generation OmniPod, but already we know what a third generation won’t have: A Pod that’s integrated with a Dexcom CGM sensor. Yep, it’s true:…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/02/insulet-dexcom-break-up-over-plans-for-next-gen-integration.html/feed 28 The Clock’s Ticking on New D-Products for 2013 http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/the-clocks-ticking-on-new-d-products-for-2013.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/the-clocks-ticking-on-new-d-products-for-2013.html#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2013 12:00:48 +0000 MikeH http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=67120 In the world of diabetes devices, company execs, PR pros, sales reps and even doctors are often vague about when new products will hit the market and be available for us people with diabetes. They tout new tools “coming soon”…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/the-clocks-ticking-on-new-d-products-for-2013.html/feed 18 ADA 2012: Diabetes Company Updates from the Expo Floor http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/06/ada-2012-diabetes-company-updates-from-the-expo-floor.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/06/ada-2012-diabetes-company-updates-from-the-expo-floor.html#comments Tue, 12 Jun 2012 11:00:33 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=51463 Although many attendees were heard grumbling that “nothing groundbreaking” came out of the annual ADA Conference this weekend, I spent most of my time there darting around the Expo for one-on-one meetings with company execs, and came home with a…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/06/ada-2012-diabetes-company-updates-from-the-expo-floor.html/feed 19 Insulin Patch Pumps in Europe: A Taste of Things to Come http://www.diabetesmine.com/2011/08/insulin-patch-pumps-in-europe-a-taste-of-things-to-come.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2011/08/insulin-patch-pumps-in-europe-a-taste-of-things-to-come.html#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 13:00:41 +0000 AllisonN http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=31649 It’s sad, but true: these days, Europe usually sees new diabetes technology before the U.S. With that in mind, Kelly Close and her team at the highly respected diabetes consultancy Close Concerns have put together a thorough round-up of some…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2011/08/insulin-patch-pumps-in-europe-a-taste-of-things-to-come.html/feed 14 Grand Prize Winner Pancreum: A Small, Modular Artificial Pancreas http://www.diabetesmine.com/2011/06/grand-prize-winner-pancreum-a-small-modular-artificial-pancreas.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2011/06/grand-prize-winner-pancreum-a-small-modular-artificial-pancreas.html#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 13:00:13 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=30232 The Pancreum closed loop (automated insulin + CGM + glucagon) system that won a Grand Prize in the DiabetesMine Design Challenge this year may look like a pipe dream, but designer Gil DePaula assures us it is “visionary but real.”…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2011/06/grand-prize-winner-pancreum-a-small-modular-artificial-pancreas.html/feed 24 Diabetes in the UK: Free Care, But Behind the Times? http://www.diabetesmine.com/2011/06/diabetes-in-the-uk-free-care-but-behind-the-times.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2011/06/diabetes-in-the-uk-free-care-but-behind-the-times.html#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:00:33 +0000 AllisonN http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=29947 Diabetes is certainly not created equal, and it’s even more varied when you take into account the various ways countries manage their health care system. Over the past few months, in our new international series, we’ve peeked into the lives…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2011/06/diabetes-in-the-uk-free-care-but-behind-the-times.html/feed 17 Gary Scheiner on Turbo-Charging Insulin and Diabetes Tech Education http://www.diabetesmine.com/2011/05/gary-scheiner-on-turbo-charging-insulin-and-diabetes-tech-education.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2011/05/gary-scheiner-on-turbo-charging-insulin-and-diabetes-tech-education.html#comments Fri, 20 May 2011 13:00:01 +0000 AllisonN http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=28956 Gary Scheiner is not only a well-known diabetes educator and author of the popular book Think Like a Pancreas, he is also a type 1 diabetic for the past 25 years. He has used every pump and CGM on the…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2011/05/gary-scheiner-on-turbo-charging-insulin-and-diabetes-tech-education.html/feed 6 Ask D’Mine: Insulin Cool Packs, Pumps with “Spare Tires”? http://www.diabetesmine.com/2011/04/ask-dmine-insulin-cool-packs-pump-frustration.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2011/04/ask-dmine-insulin-cool-packs-pump-frustration.html#comments Sat, 30 Apr 2011 13:00:00 +0000 WilD http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=27891 Our controversial columnist Wil Dubois is back with another spicy edition of our new diabetes advice column, Ask D’Mine. {Need help navigating life with diabetes? Email us at AskDMine@diabetesmine.com} You know the answers you get here will be brutally honest…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2011/04/ask-dmine-insulin-cool-packs-pump-frustration.html/feed 21 Cellnovo = iPhone-ish Patch Pump System Worth Waiting For http://www.diabetesmine.com/2011/04/cellnovo-iphone-ish-patch-pump-system-worth-waiting-for.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2011/04/cellnovo-iphone-ish-patch-pump-system-worth-waiting-for.html#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:00:56 +0000 AllisonN http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=27186 Ever since Insulet launched the Omnipod five years ago, the patch pump has been gaining steam as the must-have gadget for diabetes device companies. Many companies are in the works developing (or acquiring the technology to develop) their own, from…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2011/04/cellnovo-iphone-ish-patch-pump-system-worth-waiting-for.html/feed 16 An Artificial Pancreas Clinical Trial – On Candid Camera! http://www.diabetesmine.com/2011/03/an-artificial-pancreas-clinical-trial-on-candid-camera.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2011/03/an-artificial-pancreas-clinical-trial-on-candid-camera.html#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:00:14 +0000 AllisonN http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=26718 In January, I met with Dr. Ed Damiano, one of the co-investigators at Boston University studying the artificial pancreas trials in humans. At the end of our conversation, he invited me to come up to Boston to check out one…

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