By
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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By
AmyT on
October 24, 2012
An FDA approval of a new diabetes device is always an exciting thing, especially for a company that’s been in the holding pen for a while, waiting to get a device to market. That was the case this summer when Roche learned it had finally secured the regulatory agency’s OK for its Accu-Chek-Combo system.
Of course, we immediately started wondering how this new pump-with-glucose-meter-connectivity stacks up to already-available Animas OneTouch Ping? Has Roche one-upped the…
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By
AmyT on
November 16, 2011
The long-awaited Apple’esque t:slim insulin pump from Tandem Diabetes Care is finally through FDA! This is the new full-featured pump that looks like a mini iPhone, with the first-ever color touch screen for insulin dosing. When it hits the market in the first half of 2012, it will also be the smallest insulin pump system available, “sized like a credit card and slim as a smart phone.”
Tandem is understandably proud that t:slim is one of…
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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 of PWDs in Spain, Germany, Canada and Australia, and this month we’re taking a hop across the pond to visit Becky Thomson, a resident of the United Kingdom (which of course encompasses England, Scotland, Wales…
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By
AmyT on
April 12, 2011
There has been a lot of confusion this past week about what the heck is going on with the next-generation, not-yet-to-market Medtronic Enlite CGM sensors. And it’s perfectly understandable — it was confusing!
But guess what? The Enlite sensor has just received CE (Conformité Européenne) Mark approval in France, and “is being launched subject to other local approvals in more than 35 countries outside the US,” so there’s finally some official information to share with…
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