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 market leaders Medtronic to newcomers like Debiotech with their Jewel pump. Now another company out of London, Cellnovo, is making its way on the scene, and getting some very hot press… but how good is…
Talk about your really cool mashups of Web 2.0 technology being employed in clever ways to help improve people’s health! The non-profit Diabetes Hands Foundation has teamed up with Joslin Diabetes Center and pharma sponsor Boehringer Ingelheim to introduce a new interactive, Facebook-based game with social networking features that teaches you about healthy eating and diabetes management, and encourages you to take actions. The game is called HealthSeeker, and it goes live today!
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Our growing community of diabetes advocates has always been inspiring, but now it looks like we have a whole new crop of people getting involved — the next generation! For example, Bennet Dunlap, author of the popular blog YDMV (Your Diabetes May Vary), now has help from his two teenagers, Kelley and Connor. Connor and their sister Delaney have type 1 diabetes, while Kelley does not. And Kelley is spearheading an amazing film project.
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