The New York Times reports today that the rise in the use of home glucose monitors, also in hospitals, is pushing the Food and Drug Administration toward a possible crack-down on accuracy standards. Some of you might say it’s about time, considering that current standards allow a margin for error of up to 20%, which can make a huge difference in the choices we make on food, exercise, and in particular insulin doses.
And who…
Due to my busy summer, I somehow missed the excitement about TRUE2go, the world’s smallest blood glucose meter, which was granted FDA clearance in August. Was there excitement? From the looks of it, there should have been.
As you can see, it’s about the size of an iPod Shuffle…
I haven’t seen one up close and personal yet, but according to the company, it’s about the size of a quarter! “Small enough to fit in…
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So my “mole” who attended the Diabetes Technology Society meeting in Maryland last week got back to me, and the news was kind of disappointing. On the whole, it doesn’t sound like there’s anything particularly new under the sun for us PWDs at the moment; it’s all about more baby steps in research and development.
But Aaron Kowalski, Research Director of the JDRF, might disagree with me there. He delivered a keynote address entitled “Accelerating…
If you don’t know about Kelly Close and her work in the diabetes industry, you’re definitely missing out. She’s a Type 1 herself, a former Wall St. analyst, smart as a whip, and just about the sweetest person you could ever hope to admire.
A Guest Post by Kelly Close, diabetes industry consultant
We recall our grandparents talking about their first experience watching “moving pictures” — for that generation, a revolutionary development from still photographs.…
If you don’t know about Kelly Close and her work in the diabetes industry, you’re definitely missing out. She’s a Type 1 herself, a former Wall St. analyst, smart as a whip, and just about the sweetest person you could ever hope to admire.
A Guest Post by Kelly Close, diabetes industry consultant
We recall our grandparents talking about their first experience watching “moving pictures” — for that generation, a revolutionary development from still photographs.…