Yesterday we published the first half of our comprehensive behind-the-scenes interview with Joslin Diabetes Center CEO John Brooks III — who by the way took part in the 2012 DiabetesMine Innovation Summit.
Today, we continue talking with John, learning more about the legendary center, and digging into all the current ‘hot buttons’ in diabetes innovation and care:
DM) How much of Joslin’s focus is pure research?
JB) About 40% of our total focus is…
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JOSLIN… Just the sound of it makes the heart of most PWDs (people with diabetes) skip a beat. It stands for the world’s leading center for diabetes research, clinical care and education based in Boston, MA. It also harkens back to its namesake founder, Dr. Elliott Joslin, regarded as the father of modern diabetes care.
Ever wonder who currently heads up this amazing place? And what exactly they are doing to bring this Century-old institution…
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As a follow up to the 2012 DiabetesMine Innovation Summit event held last November at Stanford University, we wanted to share the gist of the keynote talk about why the development of standards for diabetes devices and data is so crucial.
We had thought to create a white paper on the topic, but on the recommendation of the wonderful Kelly Close of Close Concerns, decided that a video version would be much more impactful; it’s…
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By
AmyT on
January 31, 2013
The fact is, a handful of manufacturers currently have a stronghold on our diabetes data. Their systems collect this vital health data for us, but are designed to withhold it so that we rely on their products exclusively to access it, share it, or analyze it.
More and more patients are finding this intolerable, and are fed up with waiting for the Pharma industry to embrace long-overdue open standards.
I’m a bit obsessed with this…
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By
MikeH on
November 29, 2012
The year is coming to a close, and it’s hard to believe we now only have one month left of 2012! Time flies when you’re having fun, and the many happy posts we found around the diabetes blogosphere show that’s what we’ve all been doing this past month!
Of course, November is the biggest D-Month of the year, in which diabetes awareness is on the world’s stage. With World Diabetes Day itself on Nov. 14…
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