http://tidepool.org/2015/04/27/hct2015/ BY HOWARD LOOK | : APRIL 27, 2015Were thrilled to announce that The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has awarded a $900,000 grant to Tidepool to support continued development of the Tidepool Platform and Tidepool Uploader. All by itself, this is an incredibly generous and wonderful statement of support of Tidepools […]
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In an op-ed piece in the New York Times the conservative former Speaker of the House calls for doubling the investment in NIH funding. (http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/22/opinion/double-the-nih-budget.html) In part he says: Unfortunately, since the end of the five-year effort that roughly doubled the N.I.H. budget by 2003, funding for the institutes has been flat. The N.I.H. budget […]
About one-third of adults with diabetes are not at their A1C goal. Thats why Merck and the American Diabetes Association have teamed up with Tim McGraw and other voices onAmericas Diabetes Challenge: Get to Your Goalsto help people with type 2 diabetes work with their doctor to get to their A1C goal. Talk to Your […]
Alyra Donisvitch, type 1 patient, testified about access to a pump as part of a hearing on medical device taxes. Her testimony is offered here example of clear, not overly emotionaltestimony of a patient with diabetes. If you want to watch see video 32:25 to 36:50 athttp://www.finance.senate.gov/hearings/hearing/?id=401a4a90-5056-a032-5248-f6ae073a7681 A Fresh Look at the Impact of the […]
DiabetesMine: I cant wait to get my next A1C test done (who says that?! but its true). I am now two-plus months into my use of new inhaled insulinAfrezza, and frankly Im blown away by how well it performs (ooh, pun!) Ive been hesitant to be too much of a cheerleader for Afrezza, because I […]
San Diego,April 20, 2015Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. (NASDAQ: TNDM), a medical device company and manufacturer of the t:slim and t:flex Insulin Pumps, today commenced shipments of t:slim Pumps featuring enhanced software.The updated software, based oncustomer and healthcare provider feedback,includes an expansion of the reverse correction function, the ability to enter a manual bolus directly in […]
Washington, D.C., April 15, 2015 The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly approved legislation last night for a two-year extension of the Special Diabetes Program (SDP)an initiative that accounts for roughly one-third of all Federally-funded type 1 diabetes (T1D) research in the United States. The decision comes on the heels of the strong bipartisan approval of the legislation […]
ARMONK, NY and DUBLIN April 13, 2015IBM (NYSE:IBM) andMedtronic(NYSE: MDT) today announced that they will work together to combine powerful analytics and cognitive computing with diabetes medical devices and health data to develop a new generation of personalized diabetes management solutions. People using Medtronic diabetes solutions could benefit from new solutions developed in collaboration with […]
Federal law gives students the right to receive the diabetes care they need to be safe and participate in school activities just like any other child.Some states give more protections, or give helpful guidance on how to best provide diabetes care in the school setting. Learn about your federal and states laws and resources here: […]
MedPage Today WASHINGTON The current trend toward steeply rising prices for specialty drugs should not be allowed to continue, several experts said Thursday. We are willing to pay more to get more but were probably not willing to pay more each for benefits that are smaller each time,Peter Bach, MD, director of the Center for […]