All of us in the Diabetes Community often wonder: What might the future of insulin look like, and how far out is the exciting new stuff we’re hearing about?
Well, we have a snapshot of some of the latest developments, but keep in mind that answers to the really key questions that resonate through all of this are elusive; no one really knows, but they sure like to guess.
A small biotech firm in Indiana…
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Happy Saturday, and welcome back to our weekly advice column, Ask D’Mine! hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and educator Wil Dubois.
Just last week, Wil tackled some pressing questions about what our insulin needs are and how it actually works. Today he explores another aspect of this BG-lowering elixir as it works (or doesn’t) in people with diabetes (PWDs): insulin resistance, and whether you can be living with two types of diabetes at…
On May 17, Asante Solutions held a launch event at their Sunnyvale, CA, headquarters. Their new Snap pump (formerly called Pearl) is ready for prime-time, and they wanted to debut it to a group of online advocates — giving us the opportunity for a four-week trial run, and also premiering some of their rather edgy marketing videos (think SNL does insulin pumping! more on that later.)
They are currently rolling out the product in the…
Almost two years after getting regulatory OK to sell a new partially-disposable insulin pump in the U.S., a California company has changed the name of its product just before it hits the market in April.
The Asante Pearl will now be known as the Asante Snap, a pretty spot-on name since it’s not only short and snappy (pun intended!) but also accurately describes the design concept of this new “click-and-connect” insulin pump!
Yes, it pops…
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Happy Saturday! You may experience a little deja vu on this one, as it’s a topic we addressed back in December 2011… about dealing with weight struggles.
Got the dieting blues on these Weighty Matters? We hear you. Please take a gander at this week’s edition of Ask D’Mine, hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and community educator Wil Dubois.
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Tim from Washington,…