Insulin Nation

DECEMBER 26, 2013

'When glucose sensors first became available in clinical trials some 2 decades ago, I decided to wear a sensor to compare my glucose levels as a non-diabetic individual with glucose levels of my patients. I was excited to have this new tool, which measured 288 glucose readings a day and could be used 3 days at a time, as a resource for patients, particularly for those with blood glucose levels that had been difficult to control.

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Health System CIO

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Securing mobile devices — “PHI has become quite the commodity.” ICD-10 taskforce eCare with University of Maryland Partnering with AT&T for remote monitoring ROI & patient outcomes — “You have to look at things differently.” From bedside oncology nurse to CIO It’s been quite a year for first-time CIO Anne Lara. After taking the helm last December, she assessed the organization’s needs and crafted a five-part strategy to take Union Hospital to the next level.

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eHealth

DECEMBER 31, 2013

It’s been another year of achievement and learning. It would have been difficult a year ago to predict how my professional life would change. My first trip mixed pleasure and work. Being in Salt Lake City, I agreed to speak to the Utah Center for Clinical and Translational Science on some of my work at the Cleveland Clinic and the Cleveland Clinical and Translational Science Consortium.

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Medicine and Technology

DECEMBER 28, 2013

This was originally published by FitnessTechMD.com by @ DrJosephKim I've been an early adopter of wearable tech. For the past few years, I have been using different types of wearable activity trackers (also called Quantified Self or QS devices/gadgets) to measure my level of physical activity (or inactivity during those long days when I’m glued in front of a computer).

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Chilmark Research

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Another year, another mHealth Summit. HIMSS’ younger sibling has slowly grown over the last five years, a period that has seen a Precambrian explosion of companies and advances in mobile tech. However, despite some early hints of maturity, the mHealth Summit revealed the mobile healthcare market’s overall identity confusion. Replace the old, or integrate with it?

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Insulin Nation

DECEMBER 4, 2013

'I love to travel. There is such a thrill to getting to a new spot, meeting new people and doing new things. For people with Type 1 diabetes, though, there’s one problem: we thrive on routine and insulin. A checked bag with diabetes gear that’s rerouted to Tacoma can make a trip exciting for all the wrong reasons. With ticket in hand, I can jet to wherever I want, but I can’t take a vacation from diabetes.

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Insulin Nation

DECEMBER 13, 2013

'We’ve come to think of Type 1 diabetes as a condition where the pancreas just gives up the ghost, for good, end of story. But in recent years, researchers have grown increasingly skeptical of that tidy narrative. Now, a new study seems to cast that idea even further in doubt. Researchers at the University of Exeter Medical School (UK) recently found that nearly ¾ of all people with T1 still produce some insulin, no matter whether they’ve had diabetes for 5 months or 50 years.

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Insulin Nation

DECEMBER 12, 2013

'“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”. I’m not superstitious, but that expression kept replaying in my head as my husband and I contemplated switching our 7-year-old daughter from the Minimed Revel insulin pump to the OmniPod system. Was it my subconscious fear of change talking? No, Lela’s old pump was not broken, but the 4-year warranty was going to expire in the spring.

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Insulin Nation

DECEMBER 6, 2013

'Right now, having to blow into a breathalyzer usually spells trouble. But in the future, could people with diabetes rejoice at the possibility of using a breathalyzer every day? Western New England University medicinal chemistry professor Dr. Ronny Priefer recently announced his team has been making progress on a breathalyzer that could detect BG levels for people with diabetes.

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Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System

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Insulin Nation

DECEMBER 19, 2013

'Commentary. When I was first diagnosed T1 almost 9 years ago, it felt like stepping into a tornado. But I quickly clung onto one central truth of diabetes self-care: the best way to live as long as possible and avoid complications was to test…and test often! Makes perfect sense, right? My body no longer knows how to regulate blood glucose, so I have to prick my finger multiple times a day to stay healthy.

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Insulin Nation

DECEMBER 18, 2013

'Apligraf, pictured here, is a dressing made of living cells used to help heal diabetic foot ulcers. A state-of-the-art wound therapy that prevents amputations is under threat from proposed cuts in Medicare reimbursement rates, according to regenerative medicine experts. Organogenesis has pioneered a form of wound care therapy called Apligraf, which uses human skin tissue to create a living dressing to treat diabetic foot ulcers and other stubborn skin wounds.

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Insulin Nation

DECEMBER 3, 2013

'Abbott Diabetes Care announced it is voluntarily recalling 20 lots of test strips that have the potential to deliver false low blood glucose readings when used with older Abbott meters. According to an Abbott press release , the recall includes 20 lots of FreeStyle and FreeStyle Lite Blood Glucose Test Strips with expiration dates between May 2014 and March 2015 (see the chart below for lot numbers).

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Medicine and Technology

DECEMBER 25, 2013

Wishing you and your family a wonderful Christmas holiday this year!

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Speaker: Simran Kaur, Founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.

The healthcare landscape is being revolutionized by AI and cutting-edge digital technologies, reshaping how patients receive care and interact with providers. In this webinar led by Simran Kaur, we will explore how AI-driven solutions are enhancing patient communication, improving care quality, and empowering preventive and predictive medicine. You'll also learn how AI is streamlining healthcare processes, helping providers offer more efficient, personalized care and enabling faster, data-driven

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Medicine and Technology

DECEMBER 20, 2013

This announcement came out earlier this week. For those who are not familiar with ATA or XPRIZE, here is a brief summary: The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) has become an official partner of XPRIZE regarding the $10 million Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE and $2.5 million Nokia Sensing XCHALLENGE. Both competitions are an effort to capture the imagination of the public, spur innovation, and accelerate the rate of positive change in accessing and delivering healthcare.

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Medicine and Technology

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Prepare to immerse yourself in knowledge throughout the conference from expert advice from national thought leaders represented from: UPenn Health System, Baylor Health Care System, Cleveland Clinic, Phoenix Children Hospital, and Scripps Health. The iHT2 San Diego Summit will be taking place January 21-22, 2014 iHT2 Health IT Summits will benefit healthcare executives who want to advance their knowledge and expertise in health IT innovations and management, as well as anyone passionate about tr

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Medicine and Technology

DECEMBER 20, 2013

The Health Care Innovation Day (HCI-DC 2014) conference, “Igniting an Interoperable Health Care System,” is co-hosted by the Gary and Mary West Health Institute and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, and will bring together leading government agencies with industry experts, hospital leaders and patient advocates to drive medical interoperability.

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Insulin Nation

DECEMBER 31, 2013

'One of the major reasons why the artificial pancreas remains a possibility rather than a reality is because it’s hard to create a closed-loop system that can account for all the variabilities of day-to-day life. Developers have been trying to figure out algorithms that factor in the body’s reaction to hard-to-quantify stimuli like carbohydrate counts of meals and the strenuousness of exercise.

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