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Study: Don't use A1c test to screen for diabetes
Compared to an oral glucose test, the A1c test is likely to miss millions of cases of (pre)diabetes according to research published in 'Diabetes Care'.
Source: Reuters via Yahoo! Health
date added: 1 September 10
CDC: Fingerstick devices should never be used for more than one person
CDC Clinical Reminder: use of fingerstick devices on more than one person poses risk for transmitting bloodborne pathogens
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - CDC
date added: 30 August 10
An implantable antenna
A prototype silk biosensor could someday alert doctors to signs of disease.
Source: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
date added: 20 August 10
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Shining a light — literally — on diabetes
Device from MIT’s Spectroscopy Lab could help diabetic patients monitor their blood glucose levels without finger pricks.
Source: MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
date added: 10 August 10
University of Tokyo researchers testing blood sugar-sensitive fluorescent hydrogel
.......Researchers at the University of Tokyo and the BEANS Research Institute hope they can change that with new fluorescent hydrogel beads which glow at different intensities depending on glucose concentration
Source: medGadget
date added: 10 August 10
PositiveID Corporation files patent for insulin pen tracking and recording device
......The data is communicated from the Insulin Tracker's memory, along with the patient's blood glucose readings from their glucometer, to the iGlucose System database
Source: GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network - PositiveID Corporation
date added: 10 August 10
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Implanted glucose sensor works for more than one year
Bioengineers at the University of California, San Diego and GlySens Incorporated have developed an implantable glucose sensor and wireless telemetry system that continuously monitors tissue glucose and transmits the information to an external receiver.
Source: University of California, San Diego
date added: 29 July 10
PositiveID completes design of breath-based glucose meter
...The company believes this device could eliminate a patient's need to prick his or her finger multiple times per day...
Source: GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network - PositiveID Corporation
date added: 22 July 10
Joslin in national diabetes trial showing sensor-augmented pump therapy may improve control
Results from the trial were published online in The New England Journal of Medicine... The study was sponsored by Medtronic.
Source: Joslin Diabetes Center
date added: 1 July 10
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Medtronic begins enrollment in ASPIRE pivotal study of low glucose suspend integrated system
......Low Glucose Suspend works by automatically suspending insulin delivery temporarily if blood glucose levels become too low as defined by the patient and his or her healthcare provider and is a feature available commercially in Medtronic’s Paradigm Veo System in more than 35 countries outside of United States.
Source: Medtronic
date added: 1 July 10
JDRF reaches milestone in artificial pancreas project in partnership with UC Santa Barbara and Sansum Diabetes Research Institute
......The world's most flexible artificial pancreas system platform, currently being used in clinical trials around the globe, now has the benefit of compatibility with Animas Corporation insulin delivery products.
Source: JDRF
date added: 29 June 10
Artificial pancreas improves overnight glucose control for range of real-life situations, latest data show
Researchers also identify psychosocial barriers to use of CGM devices...
Source: American Diabetes Association
date added: 28 June 10
Home Diagnostics and Nipro Diabetes Systems announce plans to merge
......The merger of the two companies results in a comprehensive diabetes monitoring and insulin management product portfolio, which few companies offer.
Source: Home Diagnostics
date added: 10 June 10
Medtronic launches continuous glucose monitoring system in 49 countries
......Subject to other local approvals, Medtronic plans to release iPro2 Professional CGM in 22 more countries around the world, for 71 in total, including the United States where Medtronic has submitted its application for approval to the Food and Drug Administration.
Source: Medtronic
date added: 8 June 10
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