Hey everyone,
I came across a link from the American Diabetes Association last night that shows some of the new products in diabetes coverage--from pumps, and continuous blood glucose sensors, to glucose meters that hook up to an Iphone--there are tons of products that are debuting throughout the world now and in the near future.
I am most intruiged by the Jewel pump which will be released soon in the U.S. It is a tube-free pump that is slimmer and smaller than the Omnipod, and can be controlled through a Droid phone. I am wondering if anyone has any additional information on this product, because it seems like this is one of the first steps toward a truly unbelievable future in easing diabetes management and ultimately curing it.
The Jewel Pump is really cool. Unfortunately is seems like most prodcuts take years to get through the FDA.
A similar pump that's already approved is the Medingo Solo. The prodcut was sold to a new manufacturer, so the release has been delayed, but is now supposed to be in 2012. I tried a sample and it was much smaller and less obtrusive than an OmniPod. It was controlled via remote, but boluses could also be given from the pump itself, which was cool.
http://www.solo4you.com/
T1 since 1977 Minimed pump since 2002