In the not-so-distant future, people with diabetes or parents caring for type 1 kids could have more peace of mind sleeping through the night thanks to a new device Dexcom’s developing.
The California company that makes continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) is creating what it calls the Dexcom Share, a sort of docking station that would allow you to set your Dex G4 Platinum receiver inside a cradle overnight and have it send your diabetes data…
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By
WilD on
November 19, 2012
{Editor’s Note: I’m expecting a new G4 unit of my own any day now. I plan to post my own review, and my opinions may differ from our correspondent’s here. We’re all for diversity of viewpoints. -AmyT}
Last month, Dexcom’s fourth-generation Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) was FDA approved, much faster than anyone — even the folks at Dexcom— expected. Fifteen days later, I was opening a FedEx box from Dexcom and have been wearing the…
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When it comes to using diabetes technology like insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors, we need all the help we can get — because figuring out the nitty-gritty of fine-tuning our basal rates, using advanced features like dual wave boluses, and troublshooting sick days and time zones ain’t easy.
We’ve previously brought you reviews of such fine works as Pumping Insulin and Beyond Fingersticks (by the ‘Mine’s own Wil Dubois!), and today we’re introducing a new…
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We all know that teenager-hood with diabetes can be extremely challenging. Also for the parents, of course. And if your teen is anything like I was, the phrase, “You just don’t understand!” is regularly heard around the home. As a parent, you probably feel like your teen doesn’t understand either! That’s why Brad Lowder, a Northern California-based real estate agent with a strong background in media and advertising, created 1SweetLife — an online community just for teens…
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As we mark the Fourth of July here in the U.S.A., we thought this would be a great time to explore the idea of freedom as it relates to our dependence on diabetes apparatus.
Admit it: As free as we can sometimes feel about the flexibility modern diabetes technology provides, our devices also serve as a constant reminder of our illness, shadowing us wherever we go. Most of us, at one time or another, have…
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