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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By
MikeH on
October 23, 2012
Are you a person with diabetes who has a BFF also living with diabetes?
(BFF = “Best friends forever,” for those who didn’t grow up with texting vernacular.)
And do the two of you want to share blood sugars, and other highs and lows of living with diabetes?
Well, now there’s an app for that. It’s called “Diabesties,” as in best friends with diabetes, and it’s a new creation from the College Diabetes Network (CDN),…
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By
AmyT on
August 15, 2012
Rumors of the new iPhone 5 model are flying high. The release date could be as soon as next month, and it’s still unclear whether this next-gen phone will go from the iconic 30-pin port connector to a smaller 19-pin connector (or even more nano-sized) on its base. Everyone is worried that the new model won’t be compatible with older/existing Apple accessories.
We couldn’t help wondering what kind of impact that could have on diabetes-related…
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Over the last couple of weeks I’ve had a chance to test drive one of the newest glucose meters to hit the market — the Telcare BGM 3G, the first wirelessly-enabled glucose meter, from the Bethesda-based company of the same name (which we introduced here). Telcare made their debut at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, and was a semi-finalist in the “Last Gadget Standing” competition, alongside some very cool new technologies from mainstream consumer…
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AmyT on
January 25, 2012
Roughly ten days ago, I was at the annual sprawling nexus of new consumer technology that takes place in Las Vegas every year, otherwise known as CES. For the second year in a row, a breakout event called the Digital Health Summit was a packed house, close to standing room only, as people swarmed in to find out what’s happening in the world of new health and medical devices, apps, and all manner of mobile…
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