Diabetes Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Glooko raises $3.5M for glucose meter iPhone app project

by Dave Caolo (Jan 30th, 2012)

Glooko makes it easy for customers with diabetes to monitor their blood sugar on the go. The company's MeterSync Cable lets users share data between self-monitoring blood glucose meters and an iOS app, Glooko Logbook (free). Glooko recently raised US$3.5 million in funding, ensuring that ...

FDA drafts Mobile Medical Applications document

by Kelly Guimont (Oct 18th, 2011)

There are all manner of medically-based uses for iOS devices (the iPad in particular) if you are a medical professional, so it was just a question of time before patients themselves got in on the act (brace yourself, we get all bureaucratic up ahead). According to the Juvenile Diabetes Research ...

iPhone reads blood glucose level with nanosensor tattoo (Updated)

by Steven Sande (Jul 22nd, 2011)

For diabetics, checking blood glucose levels is literally a pain. Current blood glucose meters require a prick of the finger to get a small blood sample that is then put onto a small paper strip, inserted into the meter, and analyzed. The strips are a recurring cost to diabetics, and the constant ...

iPhone-connected blood glucose meter now closer to reality

by Steven Sande (Sep 21st, 2010)

TUAW received a tip this morning about something that could be immensely useful to the over 17.9 million people in the U.S., as well as millions in other countries, who have diabetes. Pharmaceutical company Sanofi Aventis has announced the iBGStar Blood Glucose Meter that connects directly to the ...

Help cure diabetes, win great Mac software

by Mike Schramm (Sep 1st, 2009)

Developer Jim Whimpey is riding a bike to cure diabetes, and he's asking for your help (and promising a chance at some great Mac software). For every $10 you donate to his upcoming ride in southern Australia, he'll throw your name in a raffle to win one of two big Mac software bundles, both worth ...

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