Alan Rubin is author of “Diabetes for Dummies,” the very first book I ever read on the topic. That kind of makes him my hero and mentor, at least in my mind. He’s not only well-informed; he also sports a healthy dose of cynicism, just like me
A Guest Post by Alan L. Rubin, M. D.
In early June 2008 I stood in this vast hall at Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, California at…
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One thing about the ADA Conference last month that I haven’t gotten around to reporting: You wouldn’t believe the jockeying for position by these Big Pharma companies around all the research announcements. What from the outside looks like a bunch of meaningful academic pursuits is in truth pure gold data that fuels streams of business. So when results are announced, they’ve got to make the right impression the first time.
Allow me to explain a…
Finally, a chance to offer a roundup of some of the most intriguing things I saw on the show floor at last weekend’s annual ADA conference here in San Francisco:
* From Medtronic, a prototype of a “baby monitor” device that connects wirelessly with the Guardian CGM system. The idea is that parents would purchase a unit they could plug into the wall and place on their bedside table to view and monitor junior’s BG…
As usual, the annual ADA Scientific Sessions Conference was exhilarating and exhausting. You have to be in awe of such a confluence of the pharmaceutical and technological advancements that enable us PWDs to live happy and productive lives.
But outside of the science and medicine, there’s something else big going on. We stand at the dawn of a new era of patient empowerment that applies “consumerism” to health and medical care in ways never seen…
I’m writing this way too late Sunday night and I’m a little exhausted and bleary-eyed after two 12-hour days of “running the conference.” Sorry, no, I’m not in charge of anything. Just running around the enormous expo show floor and from one briefing to another and connecting with industry people I know and don’t know and marveling at all the technology and drug signage and fanfare and goodies and earnest-looking physicians and pharma gals in…
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