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We wish everyone a happy World Diabetes Day.
We wish we didn’t have to celebrate this, but since we are, let’s all have some cake, bolus a little and make the best of it!
Here’s hoping to more accessible treatments, a cure, and most of all, GOOD HEALTH!
Last week, CNN broke the news that the Federal Aviation Administration will for the first time allow pilots with insulin-treated diabetes to fly commercial airlines in the United States. The news was roundly applauded by advocates for both aviation and diabetes. The risk of severe hypoglycemia in the cockpit is obvious, but court filings detailing […]
This is SUPER cool! Good job Beta Bionics! Dive Brief: Boston-based medtech Beta Bionics said Tuesday it received priority review from FDA as part of the Breakthrough Devices Program for its iLet system, which uses mathematical dosing algorithms to automatically control blood sugar levels in people with diabetes. The technology, which the company calls a […]
A wearable device that measures real-time heart rate variability can detect early signs of hypoglycemia in patients with type 1 diabetes, according to study results published in Diabetes Care. To assess the ability of a wearable device to detect heart rate variability and alert users to early signs of hypoglycemia (glucose ≤70 mg/dL), researchers had […]