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Diabetes Devices monitor and help to manage your blood sugar levels to try to stay within the target range, helping prevent complications of diabetes.

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Eli Lilly announced in October the submission of dulaglutide, its once-weekly GLP-1 receptor agonist for type 2 diabetes, in the US and Europe. This means a regulatory...
On March 18, NeuroMetrix launched the second-generation version of its Sensus pain management device, The Sensus is designed to relieve the pain and numbness often...
On January 13, J&J LifeScan announced the launch of the OneTouch VerioSync blood glucose meter in the US. The meter sends blood glucose readings wirelessly (via...
On January 27, Asante and Tidepool announced an insulin pump data downloading partnership for the Snap insulin pump . The agreement marks the first diabetes device...
On April 17, Abbott announced a recall of the FreeStyle InsuLinx blood glucose meters due to software issues for readings of 1,024 mg/dl and above. The problem is...
The three top trends we saw in diabetes in 2013.
On January 21, Glooko and Joslin announced a partnership to develop a new web/mobile-based diabetes management platform. The system will combine a “Virtual Joslin”...
Cellnovo recently launched its mobile-enabled insulin pump system in the UK, after receiving very positive feedback from a usability study that began in the UK in...
Kelly’s transformative experience wearing an artificial pancreas for five days.
You call that an artificial pancreas? The pathway to closed loop system.
On January 10, WellDoc, a clinical and behavioral science company founded by Joslin endocrinologists, announced that it received $20 million of funding, including...
‘Needlephobia’ and the hassle of multiple daily injections can be a significant barrier to taking insulin. Encouragingly, Medtronic recently made its i-port Advance...
What it felt like to forget about diabetes for a week.
The FDA impresses us at The Diabetes Mine Innovation Summit. Plus, sleek new software for downloading data to the cloud.
For someone with diabetes, forgetting supplies such as a glucometer or insulin can be a life-threatening risk. HelpAround is a mobile app currently in development that...
On January 21, Novo Nordisk announced the launch of the NovoPen Echo in the US. This is the first and only pen device available in the US with half-unit dosing and a...
On June 18, Becton, Dickinson, and Company (BD) announced a new collaboration with JDRF to develop a combined insulin infusion and CGM device. It would eliminate the...
Kelly’s experience in UVA’s overnight closed loop trial makes for fantastic dreams.
On January 20, Tandem announced an expanded recall on its t:slim insulin pump cartridges – the affected cartridges ( listed here ) may be at risk of insulin leaking...
The technology giant, Google recently announced that it is working to develop a contact lens that could non-invasively monitor glucose levels from tears. The smart...

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