Medical device maker Medtronic has won Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the MiniMed 670G device. The “hybrid closed loop system” monitors and adjusts glucose and insulin levels in patients with type 1 diabetes. The first artificial pancreas approved of its kind for treating diabetes will hit the market in spring of 2017. The…
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I’m a type 1 diabetic that uses the Continuous Glucose Monitoring System (CGMS) by Medtronic. I use the MiniMed 530G system with the Enlite Sensor to manage my diabetes, it’s been a winner for me! The new CGM System by Medtronic looks to be a Winner for Type 1 Diabetes! Check out the full article…
Diabetes Cure News! Johnson & Johnson is joining forces with biotech company ViaCyte to speed development of the first stem cell treatment that could fix and essentially cure the life-threatening hormonal disorder type 1 diabetes. ViaCyte has already begun testing the device in a small number of diabetic patients. If it works as well in…
Type 1 diabetes cure close to reality after scientists discovered a way to protect the new insulin-secreting cells from the body’s own immune system attacks. Back in 2014 Professor Doug Melton and scientists from Harvard Stem Cell Institute found a way to produce huge quantities of pancreatic beta cells. The insulin-secreting cells can be used…
DRI Successfully Transplants BioHub. Diabetes Research Institute has successfully transplanted their bioengineered mini-organ called the DRI BioHub into the omentum of the first patient (Wendy Peacock). A very close friend of mine contacted me with this exciting news. Her very young daughter lives with type 1 diabetes and is using pump therapy so this could possibly…
I found an interesting article, if diabetics should use an insulin pump vs daily injections for their diabetes therapy to protect against heart disease. Click Here to read the article. If you don’t know by now, I’m a type 1 diabetic currently using insulin pump therapy and it works well for me. I went through all…
Here’s a potential game-changer for diabetics to end needle pricks to test their blood sugar level and it comes in a tattoo. It’s actually a temporary tattoo that consists of patterned electrodes that send a mild electrical current into the skin for 10 minutes which forces ions carrying glucose molecules to the surface. The electrodes…
The holiday season is fast approaching and that means there will be lots of foods and desserts ready to be eaten, so here are a few simple tips for eating during the holidays with diabetes. Thanksgiving starts the holiday season eating frenzy with an abundant amount of foods. Including turkey, stuffing, ham, mashed potatoes, candied…