OK, so the honeymoon is over. There’s always that euphoria when you start using a new gadget or tool, and it always wears off over time. I’m still glad to have my new Dexcom — believe you me! — because it’s helped me out of a horrible motivational slump, and it’s made me realize how much of the time I had no idea what was happening with my BG levels.
So those are positives.
BUT……
We recently mentioned a product called DiaPort from Roche, invented way back in 1998, which insulin researchers have been talking about lately as a possible alternative to the implantable insulin pump! Say what? you may ask. What makes this injection port with internal tubing so powerful? Especially when there’s a newer product called iPort that seems to do the same thing, possibly more elegantly?
Well, the DiaPort must be surgically implanted, and its advantage is…
The community votes are in! We want to thank everyone for participating; we had nearly 5,000 completed surveys this year.
** Contest Winners Will Be Announced
on June 13, 2011 **
What we can tell you now is that in the “Most Creative” and “Kids’ Category,” we had a few close calls — so the judges will be responsible for deciding tiebreakers.
All of your votes clearly narrowed down our list of 20 Grand Prize semi-finalists…
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John Steuart is Managing Director at Claremont Creek Ventures, a VC firm in Silicon Valley that invests in information technology and life sciences companies. Their tagline is: “We seek passionate entrepreneurs with disruptive technologies who want to change the world.”
We’re delighted to have John join us again this year as a judge in the DiabetesMine Design Challenge. In case you missed this morning’s bulletin: CONTEST VOTING CLOSES TODAY AT 6pm PST, so take 2…
Hi All,
Please spread the word today: It’s your last chance to vote in the 2011 DiabetesMine Design Challenge. Polls close tonight at 6pm Pacific time.
We want to congratulate each of our finalists! From 95 entries this year, our judging team narrowed the field to 20 designs in the Grand Prize category, four as “Most Creative” favorites, and three top contenders in the Kids’ category.
As a reminder:
Your votes will determine the winners…