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Pump Wear Launches “Just Like Me” T-Shirts
Latham, NY—February 13, 2008—Pump Wear, Inc. announces the launch of new “Just Like Me” t-shirts, pump paks and toy pumps to enhance its signature line of fun, creative diabetes cases and accessories for kids. Matching t-shirts, pump paks and teddy bears are available in “Princess,” “Pirate” and “Ahoy Mates” styles. Like all Pump Wear products, they are “designed to give kids the freedom, comfort, flexibility and fun they thrive on.”
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Pump Wear to Sponsor Caring & Sharing Weekend in Upstate New York
Latham, NY—February 8, 2008—In April 2008, Pump Wear Inc. will sponsor the first-ever Caring & Sharing Weekend at Double H Ranch in Lake Luzerne, NY, a Paul Newman camp. Fifteen families have been invited for a weekend of relaxing, having fun and spending time with other families. The weekend’s events will be free of charge, transportation to and from the camp are the only expenses for the guests.
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ADA Applauds Senate's Efforts to Reauthorize Special Diabetes Programs
The American Diabetes Association applauds today's introduction of Special Diabetes Program legislation in the U.S. Senate. The bill (S. 3058) would reauthorize the Special Diabetes Type 1 Program and the Special Diabetes Program for Indians for 5 years. Each program would receive $200 million per year. read more »
Novo Nordisk Awarded VA National Insulin Contract
Novo Nordisk, a global healthcare company and leader in diabetes care, announced it has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as the primary source provider of insulin. The one year contract began on March 1, 2010 and the VA has the option to renew the contract annually for up to an additional four years. read more »
Epinex's Patent Granted for Revolutionary Diabetes Test
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) granted Epinex Diagnostics the patent for its primary technology, the G1A™ Rapid Diabetes Monitoring Index Test. The patent (US7659107B2) is for the first ever rapid glycated albumin test and instrument, which could redefine the way diabetes is monitored for over 250 million diabetics worldwide. read more »
Insulet Corporation to Present at the Cowen & Co. Health Care Conference
Insulet Corporation , the leader in tubing-free insulin pump technology with its OmniPod® Insulin Management System, today announced the Company will participate in the Cowen & Co. 30th Annual Health Care Conference. Management is scheduled to present an overview of the Company at 1:45 p.m. ET on Monday, March 8, 2010 at The Boston Marriott Copley Place Hotel. read more »
Analysis Reveals High Number of Dosing Errors
Pennsylvania healthcare facilities submitted over 2,600 event reports that involved the use of insulin products to the Patient Safety Authority where more than 52 percent led to situations in which a patient may have or actually received the wrong dose or no dose of insulin. The data raises awareness of a broader issue that is highlighted in the 2010 March Pennsylvania Patient Safety Advisory. read more »
LifeScan Recalls Lots of OneTouch® SureStep® Test Strips Due To Inaccurate Readings
LifeScan, Inc. is conducting a voluntary recall in the United States of eight lots of OneTouch® SureStep® Test Strips, used by people with diabetes to measure their blood glucose levels at home. The test strips are being recalled because they may provide falsely low glucose results when the glucose level is higher than 400 mg/dL. read more »
Diabetics Twice as Likely to Have Hearing Loss
All HearUSA company-owned hearing care centers in Massachusetts will be offering free hearing-loss screenings, along with a free 80-minute Living With Diabetes video produced by the American Diabetes Association, to anyone with diabetes during the entire month of March. read more »
Weight-Loss Surgery a "Cure" for Type 2 Diabetes?
More and more reports have been surfacing about weight-loss surgery "curing" type 2 diabetes. At the same time, more and more questions are being asked about this process, how it works, who it works for and how long it may continue to work. While research and studies that will lead to definitive answers may take years, the March issue of Diabetes Forecast, the consumer magazine of the American Diabetes Association, provides the latest information on weight-loss surgery and type 2 diabetes -- and the additional questions that need to be answered. read more »