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...far—but nonetheless, the process takes time. Worth noting is that the 670G system will be the same price as the 630G, which is helping to speed things up. Medtronic plans to start shipping the 670G system to Priority Access customers in June 2017. Then, once those orders have been filled,...
Living with diabetes is stressful, frustrating and exhausting, and my general response to people who encourage me to find the bright side of diabetes is to want to slap them. Nonetheless, while I’d take a successful pancreas transplant in a heartbeat, there are certain benefits that diabetes can provide. 1....
On September 28, the FDA announced that it has approved Medtronic Diabetes’ MiniMed 670G system, the world’s first pump/sensor system to be able to dose insulin on its own. Previous systems were able to stop insulin delivery when your blood glucose values dropped too low (or, if you were in...
In its May bulletin to healthcare providers, UnitedHealthcare (@myUHC) announced that, starting July 1st 2016, Medtronic would be its “preferred” in-network provider of insulin pumps for its adult customers with Type 1 diabetes. This means that, with a few exceptions, if you’ve got Type 1 diabetes and health insurance from...
After taking a 15-month-break from writing about diabetes (15 months being the age of my daughter—coincidence?), I recently jumped back on the diabetes bandwagon and went to New Orleans for the American Diabetes Association’s 2016 Scientific Sessions. I’m glad I did. It was an interesting meeting, and gave me hope...
Congratulations – you’re pregnant! (Or, alternatively: uh oh – you’re pregnant!) Either way, this is where your adventures in pregnant blood sugar management will truly begin. You have a challenging road ahead of you, but the good news is that there’s a lot you can do to increase your chances...
Catherine Price’s Vitamania confronts us health-conscious readers with one of our most deeply embedded cultural beliefs: that vitamins are good for us. We all know, or think we know, that vitamins are central to a healthy diet. We look for them in foods, both natural and processed, and we supplement...
What writing a book about America’s relationship with vitamins taught me about diabetes After spending three years locked in a book-writing cave, I’m excited to say that my new book, VITAMANIA: Our Obsessive Quest for Nutritional Perfection is being published today by Penguin Press. It’s about the history of vitamins...
...keeping this resolution regarding effort and results has had a bonus effect of improving how I deal with my diabetes. As many people, such as my colleague Catherine Price, often point out diabetes is not a condition that follows a logical path of cause equaling effect. What’s more, for a...