February 3, 2014 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the expanded use of the Dexcom G4 Platinum Continuous Monitoring System for patients with diabetes ages 2 to 17 years. The G4 Platinum System, which monitors blood ...
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A so-called implantable insulin delivery device could one day free people with type 1 diabetes from the need for multiple daily injections, scientists say. "Diabetes is a difficult-to-treat condition, and yet keeping in very good balance ...
Human trials are expected to start in two years on an implantable artificial pancreas that uses an elegantly simple materials solution to regulate insulin based on blood glucose levels, according to a news release from Leicester, ...
Biodel, a specialty pharmaceutical company, has announced a long-term supply agreement with Becton, Dickinson and Company, a medical technology company, for worldwide exclusive rights to the novel and proprietary BD Uniject SCF disposable ...
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US-based Medtronic's sensor-augmented insulin pump with Threshold Suspend feature safely reduces nocturnal hypoglycemia without affecting glycated hemoglobin level (HbA1C), a study results show. Threshold Suspend, which is claimed to be ...
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JDRF and Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) are accelerating the development of new products that combine BD's insulin infusion and glucose sensing technologies through a new three-year collaboration. This commitment is an extension of ...
Echo Therapeutics has reported positive results from a clinical study of its Symphony tCGM system, designed to provide real-time blood glucose data continuously and cost-effectively. Designed as a non-invasive, wireless, transdermal ...
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded two-year small business innovation research (SBIR) grant of $582,473 to Biodel to develop a concentrated ultra-rapid-acting insulin formulations for use in closed loop pump system, also ...