Diabetes Mellitus

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Digital Health Startups with iMedicalApps
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Finalists in the Sanofi-Aventis sponsored DataDesignDiabetes Challenge present their products during the competition’s demo day at Blueprint Health.

The first diabetic glucometer for the iPhone, now available in Europe

Sep 23, 2010 by
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Seemingly ages ago, in a 2009 Steve Jobs presentation unveiling the new features of iPhone OS 3.0 (before it was renamed iOS), a J&J company named Lifescan demonstrated a device that took advantage of Apple’s newly provided connectivity to the 30 pin dock connector. The demonstration produced ripples of interest in the medical community since it was the first glimpse of how hardware and software could work together to extend smartphones into real medical devices that follow patients wherever they [Read more]

Real-Time Glucose Monitoring in Diabetes – Mobile Tech That’s Making a Difference

Jul 27, 2010 by
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Insulin management is a nightmare. As a physician, even I have trouble sorting out how much short-acting and long-acting a patient needs through the day – what dose sliding scale to choose, how to adjust from Insulin Aspart to Lantus, how to pick the dose of insulin for the current blood sugar and anticipated meal. It’s tough. Fortunately, it’s my job and I have great support in the form of an EMR, endocrinologists, and others to help me whenever I [Read more]