New Glucometers and CGMs for 2017
When selecting a few of the new items, we first spoke to Gary Scheiner, MS, CDE, scientific director of Integrated Diabetes Services of Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. Scheiner, called the MacGyver of...
Category: Diabetes Devices
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New Lancing Devices and Diabetes Drugs for 2017
When choosing a few of the brand-new items, we first talked with Gary Scheiner, MS, CDE, scientific director of Integrated Diabetes Services of Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. Scheiner, known as the MacGyver...
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Everything about Insulin Injections
Simply take your shot. What could be easier, right? Well, you’d marvel the number of errors are made by “veteran” insulin users. It turns out there’s absolutely nothing standard about...
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Insulin Pump Therapy for Children
There’s no doubt that interest in insulin pumps is up among people with diabetes. In truth, the most typically asked concern of the staff at the Yale Children’s Diabetes Program...
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Insulin Pump: Advantages and Disadvantages
Your 10-year-old daughter simply returned from diabetes camp. She stated that everyone was using an insulin pump, and she wants one too. You are worried about having a tiny computer...
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Glucose Meter Accuracy
Two things arrived on my desk just recently. One was a newspaper article stating that the Food and Drug Administration has asked the global body that sets requirements for home...
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Basal Rate on an Insulin Pump
The rate at which an insulin pump instills little, “background” dosages of short-acting insulin. Over a 24-hour duration, the basal circulation of insulin accounts for about 50% of a person’s...
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Diabetes and Insulin Pens
Typically the size and shape of a big marker, insulin pens bring insulin in a self-contained cartridge. They are simple to use and growing in popularity.
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Diabetes Lancets
Lancing is an important part of effective diabetes management for many diabetics. Lancets are the little, sharp items that are used to prick the skin.
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Insulin Pen Needles
Disposable pen needles are sold separately from the insulin pens and usually need a prescription. You attach them by screwing or snapping the needle onto the pen pointer. Taking the...