MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'insulin pen'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:20:02 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3335532&cid=t_114245_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FNulu9_VRvGc%2Fthat-is-not-pocketable.php Chapstick is pocketable.  A small swiss-army knife is pocketable.  A mini-flashlight is pocketable.  Insulin pens are not pocketable.  I have been using an insulin pump for a long time.  Before I started pumping, they did not have these giant portable all-in-one "solutions".  These are easier to carry around and use than the old vial and syringe, I admit, but they are big.  Too big.  I started carrying these around recently.  When I was working I would often drive very far from home (300-400 miles), and I wanted some backup that I could rely on.  In the winter I can't keep my insulin and symlin from freezing when stored in the car, and I'm too absent minded to remember some sort of pouch or package of backup stuff in and out, so I settled.&... Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3335532 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:59:43 +0100 3335532 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2376624&cid=t_114245_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F04%2Fideo-on-designing-for-healthdiabetes.html IDEO is the world-renown design firm that transformed Kaiser Permanente’s modus operandi. They made the cover of BusinessWeek a few years ago.  They’ve won scores of design competitions themselves. So needless to say, we’re delighted to have them on board for the DiabetesMine Design Challenge, open for submissions until May 1, 2009 (so get movin’!).  IDEO [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2376624 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:00:10 +0100 2376624 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1247928&cid=t_114245_134_f&fid=35152&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsstrumello.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F02%2Flilly-introduces-kwikpen-for-humalog.html In case anyone missed it, today Lilly announced a new pen called KwikPen(TM) for Humalog and Humalog mixtures. Matt Beebe, Humalog Brand Leader at Lilly USA is quoted as saying "KwikPen, prefilled with Humalog and Humalog Mixtures, provides people with diabetes an exciting new option for accurate insulin dosing with the convenience of an easy-to-use prefilled pen", although its unclear just how the new product is different from Lilly's original Humalog and Humalog Mixtures prefilled pens. I cannot help but wonder if Lilly makes these, or if Hospira does (see my previous post for details)! Still, I thought I'd pass it along ...Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) Launches KwikPen(TM) for Humalog(R) and Humalog Mixtures2/21/2008INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Completing an unprecedented year of... Scott's Web Log blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1247928 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:00:00 +0100 1247928 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=825596&cid=t_114245_134_f&fid=36049&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FDiabetesNotes%2F%7E3%2F147105381%2F A new study found that using an insulin pen may result in fewer trips to the emergency department and to the doctor’s office, resulting in substantial savings to diabetics and their insurers. How does $17,000 in savings grab you? Uh huh, I said 17 thousand. Switching from insulin to an insulin pen could save you just that amount. The insulin pen is more accurate in that it gives a specific measured amount, meaning less chance of a mistake. We all know that mistakes with insulin often lead to doctor and hospital visits, so this would put you in the green. We also know that there is a drawback with almost everything that goes along with health care. What is the issue here? The initial cost of “pen users” compared with “syringe users” is higher. And when the annu... Diabetes Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=825596 Wed, 22 Aug 2007 23:26:27 +0100 825596 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=743323&cid=t_114245_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F07%2F19%2Finsulin-pen-patent-fight-novo-vs-sanofi%2F Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, Childhood, Adult OnsetNovo Nordisk, one of the Big Three insulin manufacturers (Eli Lilly and Sanofi-Aventis round out the group), has started legal action in the United States to block the launch of rival Sanofi-Aventis' new SoloSTAR injection pen. Novo claims Sanofi's SoloSTAR infringes on the patents of its NovoPen 4. Sanofi is ramping up for a U.S. launch in the next few months -- they contest Novo's claims and will defend their rights in court. According to a March 2007 post in Scott Strumello's blog, the SoloSTAR is a disposable insulin pen aimed at the vast type 2 market, and Sanofi's Lantus will be the first insulin used in the new pen. SoloSTAR reduces the injection force by 30 percent or more compared to other leading disposable pens, good for people ... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=743323 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 743323 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=659039&cid=t_114245_134_f&fid=35152&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsstrumello.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F06%2Fdia-bits-for-june-5-2007.html I had several items I wanted to cover in today's post, and rather than wait, I decided it would be better to combine them into a single posting of unrelated diabetes news topics.First, if you do a search on Google's blog search tool for the term "oral insulin" (be sure to include the quotes), you discover that the blog universe had several posts last week about what claimed to be an exciting the trial of oral insulin in 14 medical centers across the U.S. which offered great hope of that oral insulin could hopefully prevent type 1 diabetes in people who are at risk of the disease.When I read that news release from the University of Florida researchers who were managing the trial last week, I initally thought that this study had already been undertaken as part of the NIH/NIDDK-funded Type 1 ... Scott's Web Log blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=659039 Tue, 05 Jun 2007 13:01:00 +0100 659039 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=463396&cid=t_114245_113_f&fid=34649&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftechnhealth.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F02%2Finsulin-pen-too-expensive-i-read.html Insulin Pen - Too expensive?I read an article this morning from Yahoo News about a new Insulin Pen ready to hit the market.The new insulin pen comes from the makers, Eli Lilly and Co and could help prevent some punctures. The drug maker's Memoir pen, the first on the market with a memory device, is for use with its top-selling insulin, Humalog.The pen which is battery-operated uses a computer chip to remember the last 16 insulin doses delivered.Unfortunately, the cost will be $100US plus a separate fee for the insulin cartridges.I posted mid August last year about the issue I have with health technology solutions being out of reach of many. You can read the original post here: TV Doc treat outside the boxI just think it's a real pity that makers can't produce or sell these technologies at ... Tech 'n' Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=463396 Fri, 23 Feb 2007 05:00:00 +0100 463396