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Two quick links: Telemedicine at the Joslin and iPhone app reviews

1) The Joslin Diabetes Center at Harvard is creating a telemedicine platform so that they can start doing long-distance diabetes...

Diabetes is hard: A humbling experience with “Er5”

I don’t have diabetes. But I do think about diabetes a lot, read about diabetes a lot, and certainly talk about diabetes a lot. So,...

Sanofi 2012 Data Design Diabetes Innovation Challenge

The deadline for submissions to the 2012 Data Design Diabetes Innovation Challenge is March 23rd. This is an opportunity for innovative...

iBGStar turns your iPhone into a glucose meter… on sale in UK now

Still not available in US (though finally FDA approved), but now available in the UK, is the iBGStar from Sanofi. This device is similar...

Qualcomm Life and 2net Platform

When mentioning the West Wireless Health Institute, I also should have mentioned Qualcomm Life, their 2net wireless platform, and the...

West Wireless Health Institute

I recently learned about the West Wireless Health Institute in San Diego, founded by philanthropists Gary and Mary West, and with...

Major Health IT Themes for 2012, belatedly

This is a good two months overdue, but still worth putting out there. This article from iHealthBeat asked 9 health IT experts about the...

Cellnovo: “Mobile-connected diabetes management system”

On February 9th, Cellnovo, a company based in the UK, announced they were launching a new system comprised of an integrated insulin pump...

Medtronic makes a first step towards “closed loop” with “low glucose suspend&#8221

Medtronic just published results from their ASPIRE study showing decreased time in hypoglycemia for patients using their new “low glucose...

Texts to diabetic patients between clinic visits suggestive of benefits to care

New study published by Harry Fischer and colleagues in Denver shows increased participation in care by diabetes patients who received...

The UK National Health Service encourages physicians to prescribe mobile health apps

The United Kingdom’s National Health Service, according to this Telegraph article, plans to start recommending that physicians start...

170 million wearable, wireless health and fitness devices by 2017

From mobihealthnews, ABI Research predicts that by 2017, there will be 170 million wearable and wireless health and fitness devices in...

Glooko: A cable to download glucose data from (most) meters

While I haven’t tested this cable or software from Glooko, they seem to be on the right track. Largely for insurance reasons, patients...

Why diabetes? Why a blog? Why me?

Why diabetes? Because diabetes is not just about science and pathophysiology. Beyond the science, it is about culture, food, behavior...