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When hacking could turn deadly

August 22, 2011 by MyPump


Via Scoop.it – Diabetes care

Hundreds of cyber-security geeks watched recently as Jay Radcliffe stood on a Las Vegas stage and hacked into his own insulin pump, disabling its life-saving therapy (Before we worry about “terrorists” hijacking pumps, need to focus on “dead…
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Diabetes Mellitus Affected by Change in Airplane Cabin Pressure – ThirdAge

August 22, 2011 by MyPump


Via Scoop.it – Diabetes care

ThirdAgeDiabetes Mellitus Affected by Change in Airplane Cabin PressureThirdAgeAccording to researchers, changes in cabin pressure during flights may cause insulin pumps to deliver too much or too little of the medication.
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This past week plus its Friday !!!

August 12, 2011 by MyPump


Hooray for Friday !!

What a week it has been and I am still amazed but the riots that have been shown on the News, I am sure you will agree when I say our thoughts are with all those who have been affected ?

So this Saturday is a catch up meeting with Medtronic in Watford to discuss the groups thoughts on CGM and the new Enlite Sensor which I found very useful.

I will update you on the other group members thoughts as soon as I have them and let’s all keep positive for when the PCT’s eventually provide funding for CGM.

As always please feel free to comment and thanks for reading.

Andrew

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Doctors Diabetes Check Up

July 19, 2011 by MyPump


Good evening all,

I hope you are all keeping well ?

So tomorrow is my annual Diabetes check up with my GP and of course the dreaded blood test for Hba1c, Cholesterol etc as it us quite a list. My last Hba1c was 7.1 and that was almost a year ago so we shall see if it has improved or got any worse (fingers crossed). I will need to wait a week for my results so I will keep you all posted.

I don’t mind my Diabetes check ups so much as they usually go ok, I do however panic when going to the Eye Clinic as I have had quite a few eye operations. I have had 10,000 laser burns in each eye and a Vitrectomy in both eyes which are not pleasant operations at all. I have lost some central vision in my right eye and have really bad night vision which means I can’t drive in poor light, walking is bad enough. So when I go about my eyes I always have in the back of my mind are they going to say my eyes are worse or even that I may lose my sight which is really scary.

Anyway now I have cheered you all up I am off to bed – please let me know your last Hba1c, Your age, Are you on a Pump or not and how long have you had Diabetes as it would be good to know for us all.

More comments on my site would also be great.

Take care
Andrew 

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Animas Vibe gains CE mark approval

July 10, 2011 by MyPump


Animas Vibe gains CE mark approval

The Animas Vibe has gained the CE mark in Europe. It is an integrated CGM from Dexcom and insulin pump from Animas which allows up to seven continuous days of sensor wear. For more information see below:

http://Animas Vibe

I am very intrigued/excited to hear what pumpers think of this new Animas Vibe Insulin pump with CGM as the pump still looks like the original Animas 2020 pump with a few software changes possibly ?

Please do let us all know if you actually are the luck owner of the Vibe ?

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Medtronic Enlite Sensor

July 6, 2011 by MyPump


Hi,

Sorry it has been a while since my last update but with two very young children my spare time is virtually non existent.

So back to the Medtronic New Enlite Sensor CGM which a few of us Diabetes Bloggers were lucky enough to be given the opportunity of trialling. The sensor itself is quite painless and very easy to insert using the new Enlite Inserter as opposed the very aggressive previous sensor inserter. The sensor is very accurate indeed and give +/- of 1mmol which is pretty damm good in my eyes but as with all CGM’s you just cant beat the old finger prick test (Love it – not). I have had a few alarms which are mailny weak signal and usually when i am bed which is most frustrating at 2.00am when you are fast a sleep in the land of nod ha ha. I have also been woken by a low BG alarm which is incredible really especially for people with Diabetes who live alone and worry about night time hypo’s this could be such peace of mind. Something that have found really annoying but may be the only person with this issue is the Enlite sensor actually peeling off especially when it has been a hot day, so frustrating as once it is off that is it.

I do very much like the Medtronic Insulin Pump and of course their Customer Service is second to none so will have to think long and hard before picking a new pump later this year.

I have had a look online at the New Animas Vibe pump which to be honest looks identical to the existing Animas 2020 pump but now has a built in CGM, I do find with my Animas 2020 pump that even though it has a great colour screen it is hard to see in sunlight which does not affect the Medtronic pump. I do however like the fact that the Animas pump is waterproof so will allow you to swim with it still on.

I am not aware of any New pumps being released in the next 6 months but who knows.

Thanks for looking.

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Diabetes In Spain latest Blog – thanks Mike.

July 5, 2011 by MyPump


The Month of June for Diabetes by Mike at Diabetes In Spain

by MIKE on JUNE 30, 2011 in DIABETES EVENTS, DIABETES INFO, DIABETES NEWS, FEATURED

Diabetes in Spain
Being Pancreatically Challenged in Spain

So June was a busy month for Diabetes. I’ve compiled some DiaSnippets from the month gone by:

In the USA, Roche held their 3rd annual diabetes blogger summit in San Diego. Lots of chatter, and judging by the pics great times were had. So go a check out some of the chatter by looking up the hashtag #dsummit and read some of the awesome posts that have circulated.
The American Diabetes Association were also hosting an annual event, also in San Diego which was the 71st Scientific Sessions.

Meanwhile in the UK, it was Diabetes Week (A Diabetes UK project) and was held from the 12th to the 18th June. The initiatives focused on “talking about Diabetes” and included both a live Twitter Q & A and a Facebook Q & A, so congrats to them for organising that.

DiabetesMine.com reported about a new/next-gen Ultrafast Insulin from these guys Halozyme. A bit techy but worth checking out none the less! DiabetesMine

Kerri over at SixUntilMe found some Extreme (yet brave) Marketing for a Medtronic Pump SixUntilMe

New data show Victoza(R) helped reduce blood sugar when patients with type 2 diabetes switched from sitagliptin or eventide. –
http://goo.glXLAfx

Whilst in Spain, we are yet to hear anything regards to Victoza!

In a rare occurrence the Daily Mail in the UK actually posted a story about Diabetes which was pretty much factually correct. Titled “It’s Not Just Fat People“. Hurrah! Daily Mail

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Medtronic Enlite CGM Sensor Trial Meeting

May 16, 2011 by MyPump


Hi all

I was lucky enough to visit Medtronic in Watford on Saturday to start a trial on the new Enlite Sensor along with Anna McLeish from Insulin Independent, Sue Marshall from Desang, Lesley Jordan & Melissa from Input so we are all very excited.

Wow what another great office to work at and a superb knowledgeable team as always who looked after us all very well. So far first impressions and wearing the new sensor is great and far more comfortable and even the sensor readings are more accurate.

Thanks again to the team at Medtronic for organising this and a big thank you to Justin Gray.

We have all been given a box of 5 sensors to try so I will make sure I update my web sites once I have given the sensor time.

It is so frustrating that I/we are unable to get funding for the CGM but I have not given up just yet.

Take care

Andrew

My Pump

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Medtronic Enlite Sensors Reviews Are in

May 11, 2011 by MyPump


Medtronic Enlite Sensors Reviews Are in

MIKE on MAY 11, 2011 in DIABETES NEWS, FEATURED by Diabetes in Spain.

http://www.diabetesinspain.com/featured/medtronic-enlite-sensors-reviews-are-in

So recently Medtronic released the much talked about Enlite Glucose Sensor to much chatter and fan fare. Unfortunately for the folks in North America said sensors are still awaiting FDA approval, sorry guys!

I was fortunate enough to see the new sensor up close and personal when visiting the Medtronic European HQ back in March but as I don’t use a pump, I’m assured that I am light years away from a CGM.

Meanwhile back over in the Europe the sensors have hit the shelves are some reviews are in: Go check them out!

Anna over at http://insulinindependent.blogspot.com/ reviewed the sensor here Medtronic ‘Enlite’ CGM sensor launch just don’t mention “bum cheeks”.

Alison over at http://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/ remarked Did the sensor (En)lite up my life?

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Let there be (En)Lite – Medtronic launches Enlite sensors in UK today written by Shoot Up Or Put Up.

April 18, 2011 by MyPump


Let there be (En)Lite – Medtronic launches Enlite sensors in UK today

18 April, 2011 in Kit & equipment by Neville the Newshound – Shoot Up Or Put Up.

The day has finally come. Ring the bells, dance in the streets and drink til dawn to celebrate the arrival of some new diabetes tech. Medtronic’s new and improved CGM sensor – Enlite – has ticked all the legislative boxes and is being launched today in the UK.

According to the marketing propaganda “The Enlite Sensor combines greater comfort with improved glucose sensor performance in both overall accuracy and hypo detection”. Plus the sensor is thinner, shorter, approved for use for 6 days and comes with a new and improved insertion device, which looks less like a harpoon gun than the old one. And the really big news – it no longer has the 3ft long insertion needle that scared all but the most hardened needle poker.

 
Ye olde CGM sensor with monster insertion needle and harpoon gun (sorry, inserter)
The much smaller Enlite sensor (attached to the Minilink transmitter)
 
The new and less scary Enlite sensor inserter

Rather than struggling to get the correct angle of insertion which could be a bit of an issue with the old sensors, the new ones are inserted vertically, like a Quickset, so that should be one less thing to worry about. Also, the insertion needle, as well as being shorter and thinner has been polished, so it’s smoother too. Of course, when it comes down to it, you’re still shoving a bit of metal into your tender flesh so it’s never going to be a pleasure, but the stats say that 85% of testers found the insertion to be pain free. Even with a huge pinch of salt, it certainly seems to be a great improvement.

This dog knows that money is always a big issue when it comes to CGM. The new sensors are of course more expensive than the old ones (come on, did you seriously expect anything different?) but are cleverly priced to still be cheaper than the equivalent CGM sensors from Dexcom and Abbott. Wow, it’s like there’s a marketing strategy behind this stuff!

When Tim and Alison had a play with the new sensor recently, it certainly looked simpler and more comfortable to insert. And the improved accuracy claims are impressive. The proof of the pudding is of course in the metaphorical eating – do said sensors accurately detect the post pudding spike?  This dog is writing this piece because he knows that Alison is busy on the phone to the Medtronic order desk this morning to get her grubby hands on some of the new sensors and rumour has it that Tim might also be giving them a try soon…so watch this space.

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