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AmyT on
March 14, 2012
{Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part interview with ADA CEO Larry Hausner}
We grassroots patient advocates are typically pretty skeptical of the ADA: Aren’t they tied too closely to industry? Who knows what their real agenda is…? My interest was piqued when we at the ‘Mine received the organization’s statement about a new four-year strategic plan, for our year-end preview of the 2012 plans of the country’s top advocacy groups. The ADA…
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AmyT on
March 13, 2012
We had a sense this was coming for a while, but now it’s official: the Diabetes Exercise & Sports Association (DESA) is merging with Insulindependence (IN) to become what they say is North America’s largest nonprofit public benefit organization focused on diabetes and exercise.
A merger announced Monday means DESA will be no more, and from now on all the programs will operate completely under the Insulindependence name and corporate structure, based in San Diego.…
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Over the last couple of weeks I’ve had a chance to test drive one of the newest glucose meters to hit the market — the Telcare BGM 3G, the first wirelessly-enabled glucose meter, from the Bethesda-based company of the same name (which we introduced here). Telcare made their debut at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, and was a semi-finalist in the “Last Gadget Standing” competition, alongside some very cool new technologies from mainstream consumer…
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AmyT on
February 24, 2012
Note to self: Never say never, and never brush aside any tool that might possibly be able to help you smooth your wild glucose excursion rides.
Not long ago, I declared my happiness being untethered from my CGM. But as of about two weeks ago, I am wearing my continuous glucose monitor again. If you read my last post, you know what that means: I consider it my go-to solution when things are not going…
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