by Bruce Brown | July 26, 2022 | Medical
The scourge of diabetes takes a costly toll. According to the CDC’s 2022 National Diabetes Statistics Report, more than 130 million adults in the U.S. have diabetes or prediabetes. That astounding figure adds weight to the impact of recent study results from...
by Bruce Brown | August 9, 2021 | Medical
We have followed the development and maturation of wearable continuous glucose monitors (CGM) solutions since 2014. In 2015, we wrote about the Animas Vibe insulin pump that connected wirelessly to a Dexcom G4 CGM. This past March we covered a new partnership between...
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by Bruce Brown | September 8, 2020 | General News, Health
The scourge of Type 2 diabetes (T2D) continues to blind, maim, and cause premature death for a growing number of people worldwide. From 2000 to 2016, diabetes caused a 5% increase in premature mortality, according to the World Health Organization. During that period,...
by Bruce Brown | July 6, 2018 | General News, Medical
The global increase in numbers of people with diabetes draws attention to new developments in closed-loop insulin delivery systems, aka the artificial pancreas. Even though the etiology differs between type 1 and type 2 diabetes, day-to-day management is generally the...
by Bruce Brown | March 14, 2017 | General News, Health
Does it matter if children spend a lot of time watching television and looking at electronic device screens? The American Academy of Pediatrics says children in the U.S spend an average of seven hours a day on entertainment media, including televisions, computers,...
