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New Surveillance Program To Monitor Blood Glucose Meter Accuracy

Good news on the blood glucose meter accuracy front: the Diabetes Technology Society (DTS) is beginning work on a surveillance program to ensure that blood glucose meters and strips that have been cleared for sale in the United States continue to meet those accuracy standards even after they’re on the market.

In Europe, Medtronic Launches The MiniMed Duo, First Combined Glucose Sensor and Insulin Infusion Set

Medtronic has announced the European launch of MiniMed Duo, the world's first two-in-one glucose sensor and insulin infusion set, simplifying integrated insulin pump therapy and continuous glucose monitoring (CGM). MiniMed Duo, which is used with the MiniMed Veo system (the European version of the Minimed 530G), makes it easier for more people with diabetes to benefit from CGM.

Azurite: Attempting to Develop a Noninvasive Continuous Glucose Monitor

Azurite’s idea is based on the fact that an electromagnetic signal, depending on its wavelength, can bounce off a surface and return to its source with a particular pattern reflective of the surface it encountered. Glucose molecules, like any material, reflect a unique electromagnetic signal based on their inherent electrical properties. So Azurite hopes to bounce an electromagnetic signal off the glucose in your blood,

FDA: Stop Using GenStrip Blood Glucose Test Strips by Shasta Technologies

The FDA is advising people with diabetes and health care professionals to stop using GenStrip Blood Glucose Test Strips because the strips may report incorrect blood glucose levels.

The Cost of Staying Alive with Diabetes: A Response to the New York Times

Like many other people with diabetes, I had a complicated reaction to the recent story in the New York Times, “Even Small Medical Advances Can Mean Big Jumps in Bills,” by Elisabeth Rosenthal about the high costs of diabetes care in the United States. At first, I was excited: Type 1 diabetes above the fold?

Stop Competitive Bidding for Insulin Pumps

We in the diabetes community need to speak out to argue that a. insulin pumps should be removed from competitive bidding and b. that if they remain in the competitive bidding program, CMS must use a different process to determine reimbursement rates, so that cost-saving does not stifle innovation.

10 Things to Love About the Asante Snap Insulin Pump

Whether you’re used to a slow priming device or a relatively quick one, you’ve never seen one quite as fast as the Asante Snap. As soon as you twist the cartridge cap on, insulin appears at the end of the introducer needle. The innovative cartridge cap that auto-primes the tubing also contains additional occlusion detection rather than relying solely on back pressure like other pumps.

Recall Regarding Abbott FreeStyle Flash®, FreeStyle® Blood Glucose Meter and OmniPod Built in Meter

Abbott Diabetes Care has issued a recall for the FreeStyle Blood Glucose Meter and the FreeStyle Flash Blood Glucose Meter. The recall was issued after the company discovered that FreeStyle Flash® and FreeStyle® Blood Glucose Meters may produce mistakenly low blood glucose results when using...

What You Should Know About Flying with an Insulin Pump

Enter every pumper's least welcome buddy - the air bubble. Your insulin pump (regardless of make or model) cannot elegantly handle the pressure changes during ascent and descent and is moving air bubbles and insulin into your body without ever recording evidence of it.

Dexcom G4 Platinum, First FDA Approved CGM for Children Aged 2-17

The U.S. FDA has approved the expanded use of the Dexcom G4 Platinum Continuous Glucose Monitoring System for patients with diabetes ages 2 to 17…