This fantastic rant about the frustrating state of diabetes technology from Scott Hanselman, a type 1 diabetic, has been making its way around the blogosphere and a few of my email chains.  In his blog post, he decries the slow pace at which diabetes technology is moving, showing an example of a program he wrote for his PalmPilot in 1998 that was able to give him in-depth analysis of his blood sugar management.  He correctly points out some of the major technological issues t

There are two ongoing clinical trials to be aware of. One is at the Univ of Maryland and is using the forementioned Telcare meter.  This study is a 6-month pilot study taking 100 patients with diabetes (both types 1 and 2) and randomizing them to either typical glucose meter or the Telcare meter.  The outcome measures will be to see if connecting the patients via the Telcare meter will improve self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) compliance, to see if A1c is affected, and

I recently learned about the West Wireless Health Institute in San Diego, founded by philanthropists Gary and Mary West, and with vice-chair Eric Topol (author of recently released Creative Destruction of Medicine).  This non-profit institute is focused on fostering innovation in the field of wireless health, specifically with an eye towards cost savings.  I recommend browsing their website.  I think they are going to be a major force for good and for future innovation in imp

On February 9th, Cellnovo, a company based in the UK, announced they were launching a new system comprised of an integrated insulin pump connecting wirelessly to a touch-screen handset which then connects wirelessly to their software, allowing remote monitoring of a patient’s diabetes.  They also announced that they will be performing a clinical trial looking at their new system, as well as specifically focusing on the usability of insulin pumps and wireless diabetes technolo