Today, leading makers of continuous glucose monitoring system DexCom Seven unveiled a new app for the iPhone and iPad, which is a cool move on their part, because everybody wants a piece of the Apple pie, right? But a warning to DexCom users not to get too excited, since the app doesn’t actually do anything for data management purposes, not even in terms of letting you look at your own BG numbers.
What the app…
There’s plenty to be scared of with diabetes, unfortunately. But airing and sharing your fears can help you feel a heck of a lot more empowered to face them. Today at our diabetes advice column Ask D’Mine, veteran type 1, diabetes author and community educator Wil Dubois is taking on menopause (no, really!) and a teenage type 1 who is living in fear of lows.
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Hey PWDs: Have you ever read the headline of an article and thought to yourself, Gee, that sounds familiar? That’s what we thought last week when news of a nano-tattoo for monitoring blood sugar started popping up again. We first heard about this technology way back in 2002, and then again in 2009, and even in 2010. So is anything really new there?
Turns out the latest is that scientists at Northeastern University are integrating…
We’re in the height of summer, but that doesn’t mean the DOC is slowing down. We hope you’ve all been enjoying our Summer Reading series of guest posts here at the ‘Mine. Today, check out our top picks of not-to-miss posts for July from all around the diabetes blogosphere:
Scott Strumello’s 35th diaversary prompts him to reflect on his recent diabetes burn-out and the future of his own writing about diabetes.
Chris Snider has…
Speaking of improving on diabetes technology today…
Calling all people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes with iPhones! Want to be part of early testing on a brand new genre of diabetes iPhone app that is NOT a logbook, “learns” your personal details as it goes along, and actually coaches you to make healthy choices in a fun and interactive way?
That at least is the promise of the flagship app created by Massive…