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FDA’S New Draft Guidance on Blood Glucose Test Strips

It’s difficult to make the FDA’s new guidance on blood glucose test strips sound sexy, but I’m going to try. Imagine this situation: you’re sitting in front of a fire with your boyfriend/girlfriend/spouse/lover/partner, relaxing on some soft cushions or maybe a bearskin rug. The lights are low. Candles twinkle. Wine glasses are...

Sensor Sensibility: A look At Medtronic’s Enlite Sensor

I was particularly interested in the Enlite sensor, as I had used its predecessor, the Sof-sensor, for two years before switching to the Dexcom G4 sensor. For a long time, I complained at a high pitch about the Sof-sensor, and have found the Dexcom G4 to be worlds better.

Truebalance and Truetrack Blood Glucose Meters Recalled

According to FDA MedWatch, Nipro Diagnostics has initiated a voluntary recall and replacement of a limited number of TRUEbalance and TRUEtrack Blood Glucose Meters distributed both in the United States and outside the United States.

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Seven New Diabetes Products to Look for in 2014

Most of the diabetes products we thought would be introduced in 2013 did not make it to the U.S. market. We're optimistic that some of those products will be available this year. Some, however, like Abbott's Navigator 2, still seem far off.

EU Approves Novo Nordisk’s Pre-filled Insulin Cartridge Developed for the New Accu-Chek Insight Insulin Pump

The EU's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) under the European Medicines Agency (EMA) adopted a positive opinion recommending marketing of NovoRapid PumpCart in Europe. NovoRapid PumpCart is a 1.6 ml prefilled insulin pump cartridge containing the rapid-acting insulin NovoRapid...

My Overwhelming First Days with a Dexcom CGM

When it came to using the data the Dexcom CGM was giving me on my blood sugar levels, the first day was a self-induced roller coaster nightmare. What left me feeling so anxious wasn’t actually the number on the screen or the programmed alarms I’d been advised by three experienced, certified diabetes educators to set at 75 mg/dL and 140 mg/dL. Instead, it was the arrows.

Why You Should Worry About the Accuracy of Your Glucose Test Strips

CMS recently rolled out competitive bidding for glucose test strips, a highly controversial process which set the reimbursement amounts that Medicare is willing to pay for glucose test strips. These new prices went into effect on July 1, 2013. You can read Medicare’s summary of the changes here; as the New York Times reported (in a poorly researched article that does not acknowledge any potential quality or safety issues), whereas Medicare used to pay $77.90 for 100 test strips, it now will pay $22.47 – a 72% reduction.