Quick Brief: the Roche Social Media Summit
Thirty-seven diabetes bloggers and online advocates convened here in Florida Tuesday, hosted by Roche Diabetes, for the second annual Social...
Month: June 2010
Artificial Pancreas Gets Research Boost; "Home Study" is Next Step
There were a number of encouraging news announcements this week here in Florida about progress on the JDRF's Artificial Pancreas...
ADA Device Report: New ‘Jewel Pump’ is Best in Show
I have lots of news from the the huge expo floor of this year's American Diabetes Association annual conference this...
Gearing Up for ADA 2010: Drug and Device Headlines!
Get ready for a slew of diabetes news announcements, because the ADA's huge annual conference starts today!I'll be on an...
Kids Category Winner Will Blow You Away
Sixteen-year-old Megan Khoury of Midland, Texas, won our Kids' Category in the DiabetesMine Design Competition this year. Her entry, a...
Most Creative Design Winner: A Virtual World for Diabetic Kids
This year, the "Most Creative Idea" category winner in the DiabetesMine Design Challenge was determined solely by community voting. And...
Grand Prize Idea ‘Test Drive’: Innovation from a Super D-Mom
The third and final Grand Prize winner of this year's 2010 DiabetesMine Design Challenge is Barbara McClatchey, mother of teenage...
Grand Prize Design ‘Finn the Glucose Fish’: Meet the Mind Behind Him
Today, our second close-up look at one of our three 2010 DiabetesMine Design Challenge Grand Prize winners. Samantha Gustafson, a...
Notes on the Future of Technology and Well-Being
I spent yesterday glimpsing the future of health - or at least the patchwork vision thereof compiled by the Palo...
Diabetes and Adopting a Child: Obstacle or Annoyance?
With all the talk about concerns of pregnancy / being a parent dealing with diabetes, here's another issue that's often...
Grand Prize Design ‘Zero’: Meet Its Maker
Today, the first up-close look at one of our 2010 DiabetesMine Design Challenge winners. Mauro Amoruso was honored with one...
