Archive for April 21st, 2006

FDA approves insulin pump with continuous glucose monitor

Friday, April 21st, 2006

My brother, Dirk, brought this to my attention. Medtronic has just gotten FDA approval on an insulin pump with a continuous glucose monitoring system (CGMS). Its CGMS automatically tests blood glucose about every 5 minutes. From what I understand, Abbott Laboratories is working on FDA approval for a similar device.
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April 21: Winfield to Independence, Kansas

Friday, April 21st, 2006

A couple days ago, I mentioned that I was going to run to the pharmacy and get one of those “in-home” A1C test kits. Well, I tried three pharmacies in Winfield and only one pharmacist had even heard of the A1C test. He said they used to carry them, but no longer do. […]

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