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Labor pledges $50m for diabetes research (Australia)
Matt Coughlan and Christine McGinn Australian Associated Press January 13, 20198:43am Labor leader Bill Shorten has pledged a $50 million funding boost for type 1 diabetes research, which marks the first promise for the election year. Labor will fork out $50 million to help find a cure for type 1 diabetes if it wins the […]
New Insulin Pump available in Canada! ||| Nouvelle pompe à d’insuline disponible en Canada!
Check out this new insulin pump –> Ypsomed Découvrez la nouvelle pompe à insuline –> Ypsomed
Israeli stem cell collaboration to change insulin need for Diabetes 1 patients
The Australian Foundation for Diabetes Research has entered into an arrangement with Israeli company Kadimastem to explore overcoming the need for insulin administration in people with type 1 diabetes. The AFDR has bioengineered a device that when seeded with insulin-producing cells and implanted in diabetic animals normalizes blood glucose levels for up to 3 months. […]
Insulin pumps, injury & death: A response from the community
On November 27th, an article came out about insulin pumps being linked to deaths and injuries. Here is a response from the diabetes community. On November 27, 2018, the CBC published an article entitled “Insulin pumps linked to more reports of injury and death than any other medical device, records show” (posted online Nov. 27, 2018, […]
Insulin pumps linked to more reports of injury and death than any other medical device, records show
“What’s your birth date?” “November … November … 27… November 27, 1963,” says Christine Landry, her voice fading over the phone. The 49-year-old registered nurse from Cornwall, Ont., sounds tired and confused. It’s the night of July 22, 2012, and Landry called a 24-hour helpline run by Medtronic, the company that manufactured her insulin infusion […]
Stem Cell Therapies Advancements
2 different articles about Stem Cells… SERAXIS Inc. publishes clinical trial considerations for a type 1 diabetes stem cell-derived therapy … continue here Israeli and French Biotech Companies Partner to Fight Diabetes With Bio-Artificial Pancreas … continue here
Intimacy : with Technology
A very common question is, how does being connected to technology work when I want to be intimate? So first off this is completely normal and a very common question! However there are no straight answers… Here are some things to keep in mind: some people who use an insulin pump with a tubing will […]
Tandem ‘T:slim X2’ Is Out in Canada
Check out the press release below FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tandem Diabetes Care Receives Health Canada Approval to Market t:slim X2 Insulin Pump SAN DIEGO, CA – October 12, 2018 – Tandem Diabetes Care®, Inc. (NASDAQ: TNDM), a medical device company and manufacturer of the only touchscreen insulin pumps with continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) integration, today […]
BetaBionics received $2 Million Small Business Innovation…
BetaBionics receives $2 million Small Business Innovation Grant to further develop the world’s first autonomous bionic pancreas Read the press release