By
MikeH on
October 3, 2012
Those of us in the U.S. sometimes feel as though our Diabetes Community friends across the pond get all the coolest gadgets and medications before we do Stateside.
A preview of highlights at this year’s big diabetes shindig, the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), reinforced that feeling but brings a whole lot of excitement, since we are getting a glimpse into the future of what’s to come.
The EASD…
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Sixteen-thousand doctors, scientists, and other healthcare providers. Hundreds of Pharma industry folks and food and diabetes supply vendors manning 171 booths in a cavernous exhibit hall. Over 2,500 research reports, plus over 2,000 more studies presented on mini-billboards known as research posters. More than 150 live sessions where experts present nearly 378 reports on every imaginable aspect of diabetes in the human body.
This is the American Diabetes Association annual Scientific Sessions conference, taking place…
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It’s sad, but true: these days, Europe usually sees new diabetes technology before the U.S. With that in mind, Kelly Close and her team at the highly respected diabetes consultancy Close Concerns have put together a thorough round-up of some of the latest in diabetes technology, specifically regarding patch pumps, from across the pond. What Europe is up to is a taste of what we will see in America soon (hopefully)… Take it away, Kelly!…
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Congratulations again to the innovative little Salem, NH-based company doing some killer work in glucose monitoring. Not only did AgaMatrix score the job when Sanofi-Aventis decided to go into glucose meter business recently, but now they’ve accomplished a breakthrough close to my own heart:
The WaveSense Jazz meter will be the first medical device ever to connect directly with the Apple iOS platform. A new download cable, which AgaMatrix was demonstrating at the ADA Conference…
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