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AmyT on
April 10, 2009
Insulet Corp., makers of the OmniPod tubeless insulin pump system, is now also offering a low-cost switch option to users of the discontinued Cozmo pump:
For a limited time, Cozmo users will be able to start on OmniPod for as little as $49.99. This offer includes an OmniPod Starter kit and a one-month supply of Pods. More info is available at the website: www.myomnipod.com/support/Cozmo/ or by calling 1- 866-941-4579.
Hopefully this one won’t rub some…
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Two steps forward in diabetes technology were announced this week, My Friends:
First, the FDA has cleared a new wireless diabetes management system called inTouch™·diabetes. The system was created by West Chester, PA-based SymCare, Inc., a company started by Johnson & Johnson.
“The new web-based system uses a combination of objective biometric data, education and a rewards program to better engage patients in effective diabetes management.”
It’s not exactly clear from the press release if…
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By
AmyT on
March 27, 2009
I was as surprised as the rest of you to hear earlier this week that Smiths Medical is killing off the Cozmo insulin pump. Although I guess we should’ve seen it coming. Heck, the economy is in bad shape, and companies everywhere are cutting their loses. {So sorry for the layoffs, my friend Scott!}
According to industry insiders, Deltec (Cozmo creator) has been a “dead duck” for some time now, ever since Smiths Medical, which…
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By
AmyT on
October 25, 2008
This just in from Diabetic Investor David Kliff:
“Animas®, the insulin pump unit of Johnson and Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), will be recalling the new OneTouch® Ping™ blood glucose monitor that works in conjunction with the Animas 2020 insulin pump. Apparently the problem resides with the Ping and not the insulin pump. When the two units are not synched, communicating with each other, the bolus calculator on the Ping does not work properly. The bolus calculator is…
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AmyT on
October 22, 2008
God knows I’m excited about diabetes devices going wireless. So I’ve been keeping my eye on the new OneTouch Ping system, a combination of the Animas 2020 insulin pump and a OneTouch glucose meter that talk to each other wirelessly. This means you can actually control the pump right from the glucose meter — setting basal rates and bolus insulin doses — without ever having to “pull the pump off your hip.”
It’s not as…
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