Design Challenge: Medgadget Editor Talks Medical Innovations
Russian-born Michael Ostrovsky is a board certified anesthesiologist, practicing cardiac anesthesia here in the San Francisco Bay Area. He's one...
PERSONAL HEALTH
NEWSFLASH: New Sanofi-Aventis Glucose Meters, Brought to You By AgaMatrix
Today, Sanofi-Aventis announced that it's getting into the glucose meter manufacturing business, by partnering with a small company known for...
Basal/Bolus Mix-and-Match
I just knew that working with expert CDE Gary Scheiner was going to be eye-opening. After all, I've barely touched...
Diabetes Support or Suspicion? (aka Don’t Question My Insulin Dosing as Long as I’m Healthy)
Everyone lives with - and copes with - diabetes in their own unique way. But some of us are more unique...
Give Your Kidneys Some Love
March is National Kidney Month (yes, they have a month for that organ! and even a World Kidney Day on...
Design Challenge: A Chat with Our Professor of Health Design
Peter Jones may have a common name, but he's a rare animal. He's one of the few academic design experts...
Diabetes Car Crash
This morning, after dropping off the kids at school, I decided that I was due for a car accident. This...
Raising the Bar on Glucose Meter Accuracy: The Industry Recommends…
More details on the recent FDA Hearings on the accuracy of blood glucose monitoring devices: I was surprised by the...
American Diabetes ‘Wake-Up Call’ Day; Healthcare Reform?
"Diabetes has become the greatest public health crisis of the next quarter century." This according the American Diabetes Association, via...
FDA Hearings on Blood Glucose Meters – An Advocate’s Perspective
Many of you may know that the FDA held a two-day Public Hearing on the issue of Glucose Meter Accuracy...
In Case of Emergency: This Keychain Gadget Could be Your LifeGuard
Let's face it: a medical ID bracelet really doesn't answer all the questions someone would need to ask if they...
