Following the recent clearance of its FreeStyle Lite® blood glucose test strips, Abbott announced that it has also received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its new FreeStyle blood glucose test strips. The new FreeStyle test strips minimize interference during blood glucose testing and are designed...

Abbott announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its new FreeStyle Lite blood glucose test strips. The new FreeStyle Lite test strips minimize interference during blood glucose testing and are designed to offer a better testing experience, meaning they will ensure faster...

Bayer Diabetes Care announced the introduction of the DIDGET™ blood glucose monitoring system in the United States. The Didget meter is unique because it is the only blood glucose meter that connects directly to Nintendo DS™ and DS Lite gaming systems to help kids manage a lifelong disease by rewarding them for building consistent...

The new artificial pancreas system developed at Boston University was able to maintain near-normal glucose levels without causing hypoglycemia in a small group of type 1 diabetic patients in the first clinical trial conducted at Massachusetts General Hospital. The system, that closely mimics the body’s blood sugar control mechanism,...

Medtronic, Inc. announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the MiniMed Paradigm® REAL-Time Revel™ System, an integrated diabetes management system which combines insulin pump therapy, continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) and diabetes therapy management software. The system incorporates new innovative...

Compugen Ltd. announced today the discovery and experimental confirmation of a genetic marker for type 2 diabetes.  A predisposition marker is of particular value in type 2 diabetes since lifestyle plays an important role in the disease.  Following diagnosis, those at high-risk might benefit from more aggressive management either through...

Freedom Meditech says it has successfully tested a new way to measure blood sugar levels via the eyes, according to a company press release. It hopes this method will provide a painless way to test blood sugar and one day replace finger sticks. The study is in the pre-clinical stage and has so far only been tested on rabbits. The eye-scanning...