By
MikeH on
September 5, 2012
Q) What looks like a USB stick but has a bright color screen, wirelessly communicates with Medtronic insulin pumps, and is more accurate than your average glucometer?
A) It’s a brand new meter called the Contour Next Link, co-developed by Medtronic and Bayer and announced on Tuesday through a news release sent to some Diabetes Online Community members and via Medtronic’s blog, The Loop. We reached out to PR directors at both companies to learn…
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For many parents and kids with diabetes, diabetes camp is a saving grace. When everyday life can leave you feeling isolated, diabetes camp provides a comradery and a normalcy to life with diabetes, along with your typical camp experience including arts and crafts, bonfires, late night bunk gossip, and lots of singing!
We bring this up now because it’s that time of year again when parents need to start thinking about signing kids up for…
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By
AmyT on
October 6, 2008
iPod, iPhone, iPump, iPort, iV-drip (?)… so no reason to look surprised when you hear about another futuristic diabetes technology company by the name of iSense.
This one, a privately held company based in Oregon, has been working on developing a “minimally invasive” continuous glucose monitoring system (CGMS) for about ten years. (I’m guessing the company name sounded a lot more futuristic back then.)
From what I gather, what’s new and different with the iSense…
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