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 | September 2, 2016 | Medical
Earlier this year we wrote about Medtronics’ closed loop systems for controlling blood sugar levels for diabetics. These systems include continuous glucose monitors (GCMs) and insulin pumps. At the time, while approved for use in Europe, the FDA did not allow...
by Bruce Brown | December 30, 2015 | General News, Health
Approximately 30 million adults and children in the U.S. have diabetes, with another 86 million estimated to be prediabetic. Once someone is diagnosed with the disease, regular blood glucose measurements are necessary, as often as four to eight times a day. It’s...
by Alfred Poor | December 4, 2014 | Medical
Glooko is a company that made a name for itself by developing a universal cable to connect glucose meters to smartphones, to help diabetes patients record, track, and share their blood test results. Last month, the company announced that its software now will also...