For years many of us have been wearing these devices and carrying phones in our pockets talking to them. And we’ve usually worked out what we need to to do let everything operate smoothly. Now with more people starting to use them (with the recent expansion of the CGM Subsidy and the launch of AID …
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I wrote last month about the Medtronic InPen. A “smart” insulin pen that integrates with a phone app via Bluetooth. The latest news is that today Medtronic launched it as a product. You can find more information about it on their website. The cost for one InPen (which has a non-replaceable battery and is supposed …
Medtronic Australasia have this week been sending out teaser emails about “new technology” coming. They have a web page where you can register to be kept informed. From the graphics we can see, it’s fairly obviously the InPen, which was initially introduced in the US by Companion Medical, who were then bought by Medtronic. Medtronic …
Well, the 1st of July has rolled around and indeed we now have subsidised access to CGM for all people with T1 diabetes who are registered with NDSS! Actually we cannot yet access product yet. We can now apply for access, which will start on the 15th of July. Or is it the 11th? (see …
This is a follow-up to last month’s “CGM Subsidy update: what DO we know?” post. It’s been almost a month, and we’re getting close to that “July 1st” date. So time for a refresh: On the 10th of June NDSS essentially said that “things are in the works”. But there have been crickets since. The …
Just a quick note about two TGA notices that came out this month: Tandem t:slim X2 pump A Product Defect Correction was published, talking about software errors affecting battery life and insulin delivery. This is affecting pumps with software version 6.4.1 or earlier. 6.4.1 was the version of Basal-IQ which came out in 2020 as part …