Dexcom is creating an app for the soon-to-be-released Apple Watch to receive and display data from its glucose monitors using their Share technology. The smartwatch, which is due out in April, will display readings as an easy-to-read graph. Dexcom has already created apps for iOS devices including the Follow …
Read More »Dexcom G4 Platinum with SHARE Gets FDA Approval
The FDA has approved Dexcom’s G4 PLATINUM Continuous Glucose Monitoring System with Share. The Dexcom Share receiver uses a secure wireless connection via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) between a patient’s receiver and an app on the patient’s smartphone to transmit glucose information to apps on the mobile devices of …
Read More »Handbook of Diabetes, 4th Ed., Excerpt #28: Diabetes in Old Age
Rudy Bilous, MD, FRCP Richard Donnelly, MD, PHD, FRCP, FRACP There is a steep age-related increase in the prevalence of diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance which applies equally to both sexes. Overall, diabetes prevalence is higher in men, but there are more women with diabetes. In developing countries, most people with diabetes …
Read More »Tattoo-Based Sensor Detects Glucose Levels
An ultra-thin, flexible sensor that sticks to the skin like a temporary tattoo can detect a person’s blood glucose levels… “The sensor represents the first example of an easy-to-wear flexible tattoo-based epidermal diagnostic device combining reverse iontophoretic extraction of interstitial glucose and an enzyme-based amperometric biosensor,” the researchers wrote. In …
Read More »FDA Approves Maestro Electronic Weight Loss Device
The FDA has approved the Maestro Rechargeable System for treatment of obesity… The Maestro Rechargeable System is indicated for treatment of patients aged at least 18 years with a BMI of 35 to 45 with at least one obesity-related condition and who have failed to lose weight on a weight …
Read More »Handbook of Diabetes, 4th Ed., Excerpt #27: Diabetes in Childhood and Adolescence
Rudy Bilous, MD, FRCP Richard Donnelly, MD, PHD, FRCP, FRACP The vast majority of cases of diabetes in children are type 1, caused by autoimmune destruction of beta cells in the pancreatic islets. A steady increase in the incidence of type 1 diabetes has been reported worldwide (average increase 2.5-3% per year …
Read More »Handbook of Diabetes, 4th Ed., Excerpt #26: Pregnancy and Diabetes
Rudy Bilous, MD, FRCP Richard Donnelly, MD, PHD, FRCP, FRACP Pregestational diabetes is the most common medical problem that complicates pregnancy, affecting 1 in 264 births (0.38%) in the UK in 2002–3, with over 25% occurring in women with type 2 diabetes. The Kaiser Permanente database recorded an average rate of 1.3% …
Read More »Handbook of Diabetes, 4th Ed., Excerpt #25: Specific Circumstances that Affect Diabetes Control
Rudy Bilous, MD, FRCP Richard Donnelly, MD, PHD, FRCP, FRACP Exercise Regular physical exercise is an important component of the management and prevention of type 2 diabetes (Figure 26.1). Aerobic exercise, in particular, and resistance exercise improve insulin sensitivity and glycemic control. Blood glucose and lipid profiles improve, as well as insulin …
Read More »Handbook of Diabetes, 4th Ed., Excerpt #24: Psychological and Psychiatric Problems in Diabetes
Rudy Bilous, MD, FRCP Richard Donnelly, MD, PHD, FRCP, FRACP Particular groups of patients with diabetes are at risk of different psychological problems (Table 25.1). Many children show remarkable resilience to the diagnosis of diabetes, but about one-third have some temporary psychological distress, mostly ‘adjustment disorders’ such as difficulty in sleeping, depression, …
Read More »The Importance of Having Standards So Diabetes Devices Can Communicate
Interoperability protocols unveiled for diabetes technologies… The communication protocols define how diabetes devices such as insulin pumps, blood glucose meters, and continuous glucose monitors talk with each other and with other devices such as smart phones and computers. They were developed jointly by JDRF and the Center for Global eHealth …
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