Some little-known items PWDs might want to add to their Christmas lists…
Thanks to the talented Terry Keelan, a type 1 PWD living in Southern California who’s very active with the athletic group Insulindependence. You can also check out some of Terry’s snarky videos on YouTube. Thanks for the great gift ideas, Terry!
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Today is a happy day for fans of Insulet’s tubeless insulin pump system! The FDA has finally approved the next-generation OmniPod, which is 34% smaller, 25% lighter, and 16% slimmer — yet still holds same 200 units of insulin.
The new design will also feature a “pink slide insert,” that pushes a piece of pink plastic to be visible through a new, second window in the center of the Pod, to “help users verify that…
The diabetes community has long been calling for cheaper, generic glucose test strips that would ideally work with a variety of meter brands. Dream on, right?
In fact, some companies out there are making excellent headway in the “generic” category, despite being under siege by “the big guys.”
One of those is a small Southern California-based company called Pharma Tech Solutions that’s looking to enter the market with a product it’s eager to distribute called the…
The medium-sized priority mail box arrived by mail the day after Thanksgiving, on Black Friday. A label stating “D-Box” was stuck on the top, hinting at the mystery lineup of “diabetes goodies” inside.
And that moment, right before I ripped the box open, was probably the highlight of my experience with HealthEngage’s new D-Box offering, that’s pitched as a “Diabetes Products of the Month Club.” Inside each box is a hodgepodge of D-item samples that…
{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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