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For years we have been struggling to get our younger patients to monitor their blood sugar more. Unlike adults who can monitor with low peer pressure, kids often want to hide the requirements of their disease so they fit in with everyone else. Often times just the mention of having diabetes separates them from friends and classmates. Bayer has now given these kids motivation to monitor and made it fit within their everyday lives. Read more »
The new BD Nano Pen Needles are much smaller than the original BD needles. These new needles are both shorter (4mm) and thinner (32G) than standard needles, potentially offering a less painful way to deliver insulin to patients. Read more »
There are a lot of patients who, like me, have to be on the cutting edge technology-wise. We were the first to get an iPhone or a Droid and we ran to get an iPad when it first came out. The problem with these devices is the learning curve. It takes so long to get good at using the product that most of us never learn the best features. Read more »
The TempTouch helps you to care for your patient -- even when they may be at home -- by alerting them to pre-ulcerative inflammation. Patients can then schedule an appointment as soon as possible. TempTouch's early warning, linked with your E&M visit, will augment the care of diabetic patients and help to prevent ulcers which can lead to amputation.Read more »
