Blood glucose levels communicated to the iOS device are tracked by the Health2Sync app which assists the user in not only watching his or her daily blood glucose levels, but also helps to note immediate benefits of certain lifestyle changes that can affect glucose levels.
The Food and Drug Administration is proposing separate guidelines for over-the-counter blood glucose meters compared to those used at the doctor’s office or in other healthcare settings.
Our patient community has been up in arms for quite some time about glucose meter accuracy, or rather lack thereof. Fortunately, the patient-initiated StripSafely campaign seems to have struck a chord, and the FDA has recently — at long last — issued new “draft guidance” on accuracy standards.
Adding bolus insulin to meals is a big deal for many people. You finally adjusted to taking one injection at night, but having to take three more injections during the day sounds like a real hassle.
Good blood sugar control is different for every person, but there are some common tips to follow that can help improve your numbers.
Sweet gels, tablets, liquids, and bits for treating lows efficiently. Soft drinks and fruit juice can treat lows, but there are also products specifically designed to provide glucose for lows. These glucose sources are fat free, which may help speed the absorption of sugar, and the carbohydrate grams are counted for you.
You may remember that last week, Wil offered his thoughts on insulin pump bolusing as part of a two-week focus on pump questions. This week, we’ve got a patch-pump-specific query that’s kind of a brain-teaser… so read on, and please offer any of your own input too!
According to a new study published in the journal The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, measurements of substances known as fructosamine and glycated albumin might be useful for predicting a person’s risk of developing diabetes complications.
Revealing their prototype, which has been in the works for the past 18 months, Google X lab members and project co-founders Brian Otis and Babak Parviz write through their company blog that many of they people they have talked to “say managing their diabetes is like having a part-time job.”
Monitoring glucose levels is imperative for diabetes patients, but for some the standard Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) test is not valid. Researchers from Johns Hopkins University have determined that the fructosamine tests and a novel assay for glycated albumin may be useful for predicting complications related to diabetes.
Take a peek into the future of diabetes care with seven in-development products poised to make waves in the diabetes world. All except BlueStar were unavailable in the United States as of Oct. 1, 2013—the cutoff date for inclusion in this guide.
Bolus this, basal that… insulin pumping has a language all its own! So just like everything else in the world of diabetes, it never hurts to learn more, whether you’re a longtime PWD (person with diabetes), someone newly diagnosed, or just now starting out on an insulin pump, or just curious about how they work.
The start of a new year is a time when many of us in the Diabetes Community get especially curious about what latest and greatest new tech tools we’ll be able to get our hands on soon. It’s never easy to get straight answers on this.
The researchers will begin two controlled clinical trials later this year, and will continue into 2015. They will compare results with standard methods using glucose monitors as well as blood draws in a lab. They will also analyze any interference from smoking, types of food, and timing of food.
Proposed new guidance is out today from FDA on blood glucose meter systems (BGMS). There are two documents. One for patent users and one for use in clinical settings such as hospitals.
I’ve chosen to buy a Tandem t:slim insulin pump. Whoa, you might be saying aloud or under your breath… is this the same guy who published a critical review of the Tandem pump a few months ago? And now he’s going to buy one? Huh?!
I have been injecting insulin for two years. My question is about needle length. I’ve used a U-100 31-gauge, 8-mm “short” needle because—well, it should hurt less, right? Because I am slightly obese, should I use the 29-gauge, 12.7-mm needle instead?
People with type 2 diabetes who use insulin to help control elevated blood sugar might be able to end their dependence on it if new research progresses.
Can it be true? Finally, the day of wireless Bluetooth diabetes data beaming has arrived! Two new glucose meters now at our fingertips can instantly send our blood sugar results to a smartphone or tablet, with no need for manual re-entry or that connect-to-communicate step that pretty much all other meters require. Woot!
A new cross-sectional observational cohort study looked at continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII), aka insulin pump, versus multiple daily injections (MDI) to determine which insulin delivery system resulted in less blood glucose variability in type 1 pediatric diabetes patients.