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BioChip to Detect Glucose in Saliva One holy grail of medical technology research has been the possibility of measuring patients’ blood glucose levels indirectly, avoiding the universally hated needle pricks. Not only will this make millions of diabetes patients jump with joy, it will certainly increase their testing compliance, leading …

FDA Approves the Accu-Chek Nano SmartView Glucose Monitoring System The new Accu-Chek Nano meter, which is smaller than a standard credit card, employs a large brilliant backlit display and does not require any manual coding. It also offers improved functions such as customizable test reminders, pre- and postmeal markers and …

OneTouch®Verio The new OneTouch(R) Verio(TM)IQ System with PatternAlert ™ technology is the first blood glucose meter to look for high and low patterns, and provide on-screen alerts. The new technology helps make it fast and easy to zero in on patterns of highs and lows so patients can take action …

MySentry Wireless Monitor Medtronic Inc. has announced it received regulatory approval for the first remote glucose monitor that will let parents check the blood sugar of a diabetic child sleeping in another room. The mySentry monitor, which costs about $3,000, works with Medtronic’s MiniMed Paradigm Real-Time Revel System, an insulin …

Fitbit Ultra Pedometer Wellness Monitor The Fitbit is a full-featured pedometer (steps, distance, calories) and wellness monitor which uploads wirelessly to a web site where patients can view graphs and charts of steps, active steps, distance, sleep quality, as well as track diet, heart rate, blood pressure and glucose. Smaller …

NoOdles: No Net Carbs, No Calories, No Fat, No Gluten, No Guilt! Zero calories and no net carbs. The glucomannan in NoOodle contributes no calories to your meal. It also increases the viscosity of the gastro-intestinal content and can modulate glucose spikes — by reducing the rate of glucose absorption in …

Duo AutoShield™ Duo is a next generation, 5mm safety-engineered pen needle designed to protect healthcare workers from needlestick injuries and blood exposure. It is now available in the US from BD Medical. The AutoShield™ Duo is the only pen needle with front and back-end needle protection. The safety mechanisms activate …

Sanofi iBGStar™ iPhone Blood Glucose Monitor Sanofi has received FDA approval to market and sell the first blood glucose monitor that attaches to the iPhone and iPod Touch, converting it into a glucose meter. The readings are automatically downloaded to the iBGStar App for logging. The app can also be …

Striiv — Personal Trainer in Your Pocket A new kind of pedometer: a little gizmo about the size of one of those wireless key fobs. At heart, the Striiv is a pedometer — a little thing you slip in your pocket or clip to your belt to count the number …

iPro2 The FDA has approved Medtronic’s iPro2, a next-generation professional continuous glucose monitoring system (CGMS). The new 6-day evaluation system is designed to make continuous glucose monitoring easy for health care professionals and patients to use. It can be used to identify nocturnal hypoglycemia or postprandial hyperglycemia. The setup procedure …