Patients Still Prefer the Phone

Patients Still Prefer the Phone

by | October 12, 2017 | General News, Medical

Wearable Health Tech remains our center-of-focus at Health Tech Insider. We also look at health technology advances that one can wear, touch, carry, hold, or get near. Therefore, we are interested in what’s known as the “connected patient.” The...
Print Meds on Demand [video]

Print Meds on Demand [video]

by | October 6, 2017 | General News, Medical

According to a recent survey by Consumer Reports, more than half of people in the U.S. take at least one prescription drug on a regular basis. On average, they take four different medicines. This poses many challenges, ranging from keeping prescriptions filled to...
Patch Measures Glucose During Exercise

Patch Measures Glucose During Exercise

by | October 3, 2017 | General News, Medical

Exercise is critical component of an effective diabetes management plan, yet it poses additional challenges of its own.. To exercise safely and avoid hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), diabetics must monitor their blood sugar before, during and after exercise by testing...
FDA Approves CGM without Fingersticks

FDA Approves CGM without Fingersticks

by | September 29, 2017 | General News, Medical

Modern medicine has made the treatment of diabetes fairly simple. A patient gets a blood sugar reading, and then injects the appropriate amount of insulin. The process is made much simpler through the use of handheld glucometers that require just a tiny drop of blood...