Frequent and careful blood glucose monitoring is unquestionably useful for people who take insulin, but is monitoring necessary for all patients

What’s an SGLT-2 inhibitor and how does it work? Includes cool FAQ!

In June 2012, Medtronic held an Investor Conference to describe its upcoming products and expectations for the next five years. One of the biggest news items for...

Wireless, cell phone-enabled, and data-to-the-cloud glucose meters are a new trend in diabetes, evidenced by the recent launch of Sanofi’s iBGStar (see test drive in...

How can the FDA change its view on drug approvals to give patients access to better therapies?

Our trip to Orlando brings smart, actionable advice on preventing high and low blood sugars from diabetes guru and educator Mr. Gary Scheiner.

Visiting your healthcare team? Kerri Sparling highlights the right questions to ask.

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently released its World Health Statistics 2o12 report, compiling data from 194 countries. The report estimates that about 9% of...

How can we make better use of our test strips?

Touchscreen meets insulin pump in Tandem’s new t:slim.

In March 2013, Novo Nordisk launched Tresiba (insulin degludec) , its new once-daily basal insulin for type 1 and type 2 diabetes, in the UK and Denmark. Tresiba will be...

Gary Scheiner searches for the happy medium between neglecting your diabetes care and being completely overwhelmed.

MannKind’s inhalable ultra-rapid-acting insulin Afrezza has its day at the FDA – find out what it can do for patients and how to speak up!

The technology giant, Google recently announced that it is working to develop a contact lens that could non-invasively monitor glucose levels from tears. The smart...

In April, Asante Solutions started shipping its Snap insulin pump to users in the northeastern part of US. What’s unique about the Snap is that insulin cartridges are...

On March 4, Medtronic announced the creation of a new pilot program with Aetna to provide an insulin pump to up to 300 fully insured members with uncontrolled type 2...

The first quarter of 2013 has been eventful for Johnson & Johnson Diabetes Care. Animas Corporation submitted the Animas Vibe insulin pump to the FDA, integrated...

On February 19, Abbott announced a recall of FreeStyle and FreeStyle Flash blood glucose meters, which may produce low blood sugar results incorrectly when used with...

On April 17, Abbott announced a recall of the FreeStyle InsuLinx blood glucose meters due to software issues for readings of 1,024 mg/dl and above. The problem is...

LifeScan’s OneTouch VerioSync meter – the magic of wireless blood glucose data to your iPhone/iPod/iPad.