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by Bruce Brown | February 20, 2017 | General News, Health, Medical
Managing Type II diabetes is a life-saving ongoing chore. Most newly diagnosed patients start by learning to administer shots of insulin based on blood glucose level readings obtained by using a meter that reads a test strip with a blood sample from a finger prick....
by Bruce Brown | February 17, 2017 | General News, Health, Medical
People with diabetes traditionally endure two types of uncomfortable events on a daily basis: finger sticks for blood samples to test glucose levels and insulin shots with conventional syringes. The holy grail for wearable tech is an artificial pancreas, or closed...
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by Bruce Brown | February 16, 2017 | General News, Health, Medical
The global battle against diabetes is on. Evident signs of the massive focus on the disease can be seen in the wide number of products coming to market to help manage diabetes. Ventures such as Medtronic concentrate on developing an artificial pancreas. Also...
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by Alfred Poor | February 16, 2017 | General News, Health
One of the key health indicators is blood pressure. It used to be that you had to go to a doctor’s office or clinic to get it measured, but now you can choose from a host of home blood pressure devices, some of which are even “connected” so that they...
by Bruce Brown | February 15, 2017 | General News, Health, Medical
Managing diabetes can be a bear. Newly diagnosed patients often receive prescriptions for multiple medications and suddenly find themselves tasked with taking blood samples, using glucosometers, and administering insulin injections. They also have to commit to...
by Alfred Poor | February 15, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News, Health, Medical, Podcast
This week’s Health Tech podcast covers a range of stories related to sensors. A smartwatch may be able to detect your mood. Optical sensors have shortcomings when it comes to making biometric measurements; radio frequency sensors may provide greater accuracy....
