Lots of news has been surfacing lately about the Tandem t:slim X2 pump which is being brought to Australia by AMSL. There are still some details yet to be clarified, but here’s a little recap. The pump is approved by the TGA for supply in Australia. The consumables are not yet available through the NDSS …
Hot news for June 2018: the TGA has given approval for two new insulin infusion devices to be supplied in Australia. Tandem A Tandem insulin pump (presumably the t:slim X2) has finally been approved! I’ve written about the t:slim previously. Expect lots of press fanfare from AMSL (the Australian distributors). They’ve been saying for a …
Insulin is supplied in three forms of container: Vials. Usually containing 10 ml each. Pen cartridges. Usually containing 3 ml each. Novo calls these “PenFill”: that is trademarked and not appropriate for other makes. Pre-filled disposable pens. Again usually containing 3 ml each. Note that the currently-accepted spelling is “vial”. “Phial” is a very archaic …
Most people interested in insulin pumps will by now be aware of the Medtronic 670G pump (sometimes mistakenly labelled as an “artificial pancreas”). This pump is the first commercial pump with basic hybrid closed-loop functionality, and was released in the US in 2017. There has been much discussion of when the 670G will be coming …
Yesterday Ypsomed launched the myLife Ypsopump in Australia. It was an interesting day! To get the disclosures out of the way: Ypsomed paid for my travel and accommodation expenses to attend their event in Sydney. Along with a small cadre of other diabetes advocates and bloggers from across the country, we met with Australian and Swiss …
I’ve previously mentioned the Medtrum patch pump which received TGA approval for supply in Australia in February 2018, although we don’t yet know if anyone’s going to actually bring this to market. The pump is part of the A6 TouchCare System. Medtrum have a standalone “S6” CGM, and standalone “P6” patch pump, and the A6 system …