This morning it wasn’t the sun, the wind, or the birds that woke me up. It was the soft, insistent vibrating of a medical device urging me to check my blood sugar. Opening my eyes, still safely under the covers, I checked my blood sugar with a meter smaller than a deck of cards, calibrated my continuous glucose monitor, and then glanced at my insulin pump — which reminded me that today was the day I needed to change my infusion set. My dLife is pretty high tech. And I’m... (READ MORE)

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“I want that meter where you don’t have to prick your finger,” my patient told me excitedly. (((Sigh.))) Another victim of late-night TV. Once again, it falls to me to shatter someone’s dreams. “Sorry,” I said, “we don’t have that technology yet.” “But… but...” sputtered my patient, waving his arms in the air, “they said that you don’t have to poke your finger.” I guess it’s legitimate to advertise “no more... (READ MORE)

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By Wil Dubois The problem with proteins is that they digest quite nicely. That’s not a problem when the protein is a T-Bone steak, but what if the protein is a medicine? How then, can we just take our medicine? The solution for the last 95 years or so has been to bypass the digestive system altogether, a solution less than popular with patients because it involves…uh…needles. Yes, I’m talking about insulin, arguably the best... (READ MORE)

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By Wil Dubois Let’s talk about sex today. Well, more correctly, let’s talk about sex appeal. Because sex appeal and technology are intimately linked. I mean, have you ever caressed an iPhone, Galaxy, Kindle Fire, or any of those other amazing devices? I know this is a family site, but I think we can all agree that our modern tech-toys are an orgy for our senses. But our d-Tech isn’t as sexy as our ordinary-tech. Why? Four words: Food and Drug... (READ MORE)

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By Wil Dubois I was asked to write about the “patch-pump landscape” today. Well, it’s not much of a landscape. Just one lone tree growing on an endless, flat savanna. What? You never heard of a patch-pump? Oh. I’m sorry, it’s a type of insulin pump... You know what? Maybe I’d better back up even further to make sure everyone is on board. An insulin pump is a small machine that delivers insulin into your body semi-automatically. It replaces your... (READ MORE)

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By Wil Dubois Amazing d-Tech isn’t limited to lights, bells, and computers. Amazing technology is tackling even the most humble of diabetes devices: the needle. And the charge into the future is being lead by one of the world’s oldest needle companies. Becton, Dickinson and Company, known fondly as BD, made the needle used for the world’s first insulin shot 90 years ago. Since then, BD has been a big player in all things sharp, and as the size of their market has... (READ MORE)

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