By
AmyT on
February 16, 2012
Kathleen Weaver might be considered the godmother of diabetes bloggers. After all, she started blogging about her experiences back in the dawn of time (about 2003), when the word “blog” brought nothing to mind but a spill of some sort for most folks. For her day job, Kathleen’s an accomplished high school computer science teacher in Dallas, TX. We’re delighted to host Kathleen today, as she provides a little window into her “other” life as…
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Have you ever sat in a hot tub for too long and noticed your blood sugar starting to take a dive? When the skin heats up, blood vessels expand and allow for greater circulation, magnifying the impact of insulin and pushing glucose levels down — a fortunate effect that Israeli-based company InsuLine wants to duplicate in their new insulin delivery aid products, called the InsuPatch and InsuPad.
InsuLine, which we first reported on following a…
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By
WilD on
November 5, 2011
Welcome to Diabetes Advice World, otherwise know as our weekly column Ask D’Mine, hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and community educator Wil Dubois.
This week, Wil’s getting “down in the weeds” on some eye health issues, and what to do about incessant infusion site problems. You go, Wil!
{Need help navigating life with diabetes? Email us at AskDMine@diabetesmine.com}
Hugo from Spain, type 1, asks: Is it safe for a young Type 1 (32 years old)…
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You heard of Medingo, right? The Israeli start-up company whose new patch pump technology was recently acquired by Accu-Chek/Roche Diabetes?
Well, there’s another Israeli start-up that’s presumably hoping to beat a similar path. The company is called NiliMedix, based in the country’s Haifa District. They’re developing both “advanced insulin pump technology” — a supposedly smaller, lighter and more sophisticated pump than any on the market today — and also “innovative measures for the most accurate…
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