On November 14 (which happens to be World Diabetes Day) the Australian Centre for Accelerating Diabetes Innovations (ACADI) is hosting a summit in Melbourne talking about translating diabetes research into action and results. It’s also going to be accessible online. The program and registration information is now available online. I’ll be there: on stage participating …
The 3-day Australasian Diabetes Congress was an interesting experience for me, with ups and downs. As the first in-person Congress since 2019, with around 1600 delegates (mainly doctors, researchers, and diabetes educators) in attendance, it was interesting to be back amongst the crowds again. Day 1 involved a lot for me. As well as watching …
This site’s Insulin Pump Choices article has had a few updates: The DANA-i pump is now listed on the Prostheses List (and thus available through health insurance). Sundry tweaks to the entries for other pumps. There are further updates coming, but hopefully that snapshot is useful!
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 …
Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) technology is a tool that enables a lot. Including the Automated Insulin Delivery I rely on. But it’s been very expensive. In the lead-up to this week’s Federal Election, there has been bipartisan support for a promise to extend the current NDSS CGM Subsidy program to cover all Australians with Type …
Omnipod DASH pods were introduced to Australia last August, but while the company continues to work towards getting them subsidised like other insulin pumps through a combination of NDSS and private health insurance, we’re still left having to fund them as self-payers. They’re expensive A box of 10 pods (one month’s supply if you’re using …