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Production Stalled for Hot-Selling Monitor

Monday, August 30th, 2010 by Chris Frankie

The maker of wrist-watch-like sugar monitor Diabetes Sentry is having trouble financing its next round of production, despite having up to 400 pending orders (more…)

Mayo Clinic Called Best in Diabetes Care

Monday, August 16th, 2010 by Chris Frankie

Mayo Clinic has been ranked the country’s best hospital for diabetes and endocrinology (more…)

Glucose Monitor Probes with Light, Not Sticks

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010 by Chris Frankie

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are developing a device that monitors glucose using light pulses rather than finger pricks. (more…)

FDA Approval for ‘Coaching’ Device

Wednesday, August 4th, 2010 by Chris Frankie
A newly FDA-approved mobile diabetes monitor will be the first to deliver real-time clinical feedback based on the user’s input. (more…)

Giant Eagle Offering Free Type 2 Medications

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010 by Chris Frankie

Giant Eagle is among the growing number of supermarkets and pharmacies providing free common Type 2 diabetes drugs to customers (more…)

Top New Diabetes Tech Ideas: DiabetesMine Awards

Friday, June 11th, 2010 by Chris Frankie

DiabetesMine, a blog for people with diabetes with a slant towards technology, announced the winners of its 2010 DiabetesMine Design Challenge. The annual web-based competition, which is open to anyone, aims to foster innovation in diabetes design and encourage creative new tools to improve the lives of people with diabetes. (more…)

FDA Probes Link Between Type 2 Deaths, Blood Pressure Meds

Friday, June 11th, 2010 by Chris Frankie

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is examining data from two clinical trials to determine whether Benicar, a blood pressure medicine, increases the risk of heart-related deaths in Type 2 diabetic patients (more…)

DexCom Warned by FDA Over Glucose Monitor Wires

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010 by Chris Frankie

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned DexCom, maker of blood sugar monitoring equipment that require inserting wires in the abdomen, that it is not adequately warning users that its devices sometimes leave wire splinters under the skin of some users (more…)

Researchers Develop Way to Improve Insulin Performance

Monday, May 10th, 2010 by Chris Frankie

Researchers at the Mayo Clinic say they have found a way to keep insulin acting in the body longer, potentially opening the gates for new treatments for diabetes (more…)

MannKind Touts Effectiveness, Safety of New Inhalable Insulin

Monday, April 26th, 2010 by Chris Frankie

MannKind, the maker of a new, more potent form of inhalable insulin, says clinical data shows the product is safe to the lungs (more…)