By
AmyT on
September 26, 2011
I’m very fortunate — and geekishly thrilled! — to be the first U.S. diabetic to review the new iBGStar, glucose meter and logging app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Yup, it’s that meter that plugs right into an iPhone! And nope, it’s not FDA approved or available on the market in America yet.
I happen to have a longstanding relationship with the folks at AgaMatrix, the innovative company that designed iBGStar for Sanofi-Aventis. The…
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By
AmyT on
August 31, 2011
Are you a teen with diabetes with some strong opinions about the best and worst designed tools currently on the market for managing your illness? Tell us what you think!
Note that you don’t have to be a teen, but we are encouraging input from that age group, since adults with diabetes will be well-represented next month at an exciting “meeting of the minds” we are hosting in two weeks at Stanford University: The DiabetesMine™…
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By
WilD on
August 13, 2011
There’s plenty to be scared of with diabetes, unfortunately. But airing and sharing your fears can help you feel a heck of a lot more empowered to face them. Today at our diabetes advice column Ask D’Mine, veteran type 1, diabetes author and community educator Wil Dubois is taking on menopause (no, really!) and a teenage type 1 who is living in fear of lows.
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If there’s one thing we here at the ‘Mine can get behind, it’s innovation in diabetes technology. After all, Amy did launch the DiabetesMine Design Challenge four years ago after her popular Open Letter to Steve Jobs post was published. So that’s why we were excited to see that this month’s DSMA Blog Carnival challenge is all about diabetes technology, especially after spending weeks looking at all the wonderful submissions to this year’s contest. We…
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