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syrrius

Continuous Glucose Monitoring | CGM | Medtronic Diabetes - 1 views

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shared by syrrius on 12 Dec 16 - No Cached
  • Continuous Glucose Monitoring With Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM), you get a more complete picture of your glucose levels, which can lead to better treatment decisions and better glucose control.
  • What Is Glucose Monitoring? Without diabetes, your body tracks glucose levels all day and night to ensure the right amount of insulin is released at the right time. To successfully manage diabetes, a monitoring system is needed to consistently check your glucose levels. The most common glucose monitoring solutions are blood glucose meters and continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems.
  • CGM is a way to measure glucose levels in real-time throughout the day and night. A tiny electrode called a glucose sensor is inserted under the skin to measure glucose levels in tissue fluid. It is connected to a transmitter that sends the information via wireless radio frequency to a monitoring and display device. The device can detect and notify you if your glucose is reaching a high or low limit. The latest Medtronic CGM systems can actually alert you before you reach your glucose limits.
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  • Does CGM Replace Fingersticks? It is recommended that you calibrate CGM systems with fingersticks 3–4 times per day for optimal glucose sensor accuracy. CGM does require at least 1 fingerstick blood glucose reading every 12 hours to calibrate the CGM sensor1.
  • CGM Components CGM systems usually consist of a glucose sensor, a transmitter, and a small external monitor to view your glucose levels. MiniMed insulin pumps have built-in CGM so the information can be conveniently seen on your pump screen. The CGM monitor or insulin pump is small, discreet, and easy-to-wear. It can be attached to your belt, hidden in your pocket, or placed under your clothing. This component will show your current glucose levels and your historical glucose trends. It also notifies you before you reach your low or high glucose limits and if your glucose level rises or falls too quickly. The CGM transmitter is a small, lightweight device that attaches to the glucose sensor, gathers your glucose data, and sends it wirelessly to the glucose monitor unit. The Medtronic transmitter is waterproof and can be worn while swimming, bathing, or showering without worries. The glucose sensor is inserted under the skin to check glucose levels in tissue fluid. The glucose sensor has a small adhesive (sticky) patch to hold it in place for a few days and then it must be replaced with a new sensor. The glucose sensor is inserted with a needle, which is removed after the glucose sensor is in place. The most common place to wear a glucose sensor is in the abdomen. The glucose sensor is easily inserted under the skin using an insertion device. A sensor is placed into the insertion device, and with a push of a button the glucose sensor is inserted quickly and easily.
  • syrrius on 12 Dec 16
     
    An overview of the Continuous Glucose Monitoring System by the Medtronic Company.
  • syrrius on 12 Dec 16
     
    The Continuous Glucose Monitoring System is an additional mechanism to help monitor Blood Glucose Levels and Patterns of a user via their Insulin Pump.
Genevieve Domingo

Apple's Upcoming Health App Is the Start of Something Huge | Business | WIRED - 0 views

www.wired.com/...althbook-is-just-the-beginning

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shared by Genevieve Domingo on 06 Apr 14 - No Cached
  • Genevieve Domingo on 06 Apr 14
     
    This article talks about recent rumors that Apple is on the verge of releasing its very own body-monitoring app, Healthbook.  The app is designed to track things such as heart rate, weight, physical movements, and etc.  For those of us who've purchased other body-monitoring apps by third party developers on our iPhones, this new Apple-developed app provides us with another option.
syrrius

Echocardiogram - Echo - 1 views

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shared by syrrius on 12 Dec 16 - No Cached
  • Echocardiogram - Echo
  • What is an echocardiogram?An echocardiogram (echo) is a test that uses high frequency sound waves (ultrasound) to make pictures of your heart. The test is also called echocardiography or diagnostic cardiac ultrasound.
  • Quick factsAn echo uses sound waves to create pictures of your heart’s chambers, valves, walls and the blood vessels (aorta, arteries, veins) attached to your heart.A probe called a transducer is passed over your chest. The probe produces sound waves that bounce off your heart and “echo” back to the probe. These waves are changed into pictures viewed on a video monitor.An echo can’t harm you.
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  • Why do people need an echo test?Your doctor may use an echo test to look at your heart’s structure and check how well your heart functions.The test helps your doctor find out: The size and shape of your heart, and the size, thickness and movement of your heart’s walls.How your heart moves.The heart’s pumping strength.If the heart valves are working correctly.If blood is leaking backwards through your heart valves (regurgitation).If the heart valves are too narrow (stenosis).If there is a tumor or infectious growth around your heart valves.The test also will help your doctor find out if there are: Problems with the outer lining of your heart (the pericardium).Problems with the large blood vessels that enter and leave the heart.Blood clots in the chambers of your heart.Abnormal holes between the chambers of the heart.
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  • syrrius on 12 Dec 16
     
    A description of an Echocardiogram, which essentially takes live pictures of the heart in its entirety. I recently underwent this procedure this year to monitor the thickness of my left ventricle as I have Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. I undergo this annually. My Left Ventricle is thicker than it should be and it could lead to a permanent closure stopping the flow of blood if not monitored / treated.
kristinemcnair

How technology could help monitor and treat mental health conditions | Healthcare Profe... - 0 views

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shared by kristinemcnair on 03 Dec 14 - No Cached
  • kristinemcnair on 03 Dec 14
     
    Using modern technology to monitor and track mental health. Tablets, cellular phones and multi media apps are used.
lkelley64

Key Healthcare Trends Strengthen Remote Patient Monitoring - 1 views

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shared by lkelley64 on 24 Oct 15 - No Cached
  • lkelley64 on 24 Oct 15
     
    Remote patient monitoring remains a vital aspect of strengthening patient health outcomes and the quality of care across the medical field. At my place of work, we have a new benefit called teledoc. We can call, text, email, skype with a provider if primary care is unavailable.
  • anonymous on 27 Oct 15
     
    This is a great idea, especially for people unable to be removed from their homes from illness or injury!
syrrius

Medtronic MiniMed 670G | diaTribe - 1 views

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shared by syrrius on 12 Dec 16 - No Cached
  • The FDA Approves Medtronic’s MiniMed 670G Hybrid Closed Loop System
  • the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Medtronic’s MiniMed 670G hybrid closed loop insulin pump and more accurate Guardian continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) sensor, Guardian Sensor 3. 
  • the 670G will reduce time at dangerous high and low blood sugar levels, improve time-in-range, reduce glucose variability, bring much greater nighttime safety and target morning blood sugars, and reduce diabetes hassle. The 670G is not a “cure” and still requires some user effort (see below), but it is a very welcome advance that will make insulin therapy safer and easier for many people with diabetes – and potentially greatly improve their control. 
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  • Many companies are working on similar automated insulin delivery products – Animas, Tandem, Insulet, Bigfoot, and others – meaning several options should exist for people with diabetes in the coming years. A special mention goes to JDRF and the tremendous vision and commitment of Jeffrey Brewer and Dr. Aaron Kowalski for pioneering this approach back in the early 2000s.
  • syrrius on 12 Dec 16
     
    My Fiance received a smiliar model, the 630G, last week. This is a huge improvement from the older model she was wearing! I'm excited for her and her safety as the technology advances to help people with Type 1 Diabetes to live a more normal life.
rogerbmurray

Diabetes Technology Inches Closer To An Artificial Pancreas - 2 views

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shared by rogerbmurray on 31 Jan 15 - No Cached
  • rogerbmurray on 31 Jan 15
     
    Advancements toward utilizing mobile based apps which can currently monitor insulin levels for those who suffer from diabetes to a fully automated system which can maintain the proper insulin needed in the body as a true artificial pancreas.
rogerbmurray

The Most Exciting Health Tech at CES? Adhesive Bandages - 0 views

www.pcmag.com/...0,2817,2474632,00.asp

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  • rogerbmurray on 31 Jan 15
     
    Advancement of wearable adhesive bandages that can monitor a multitude of different information. From a baby's temperature, to athletes training regimen. The wearable tech connects through bluetooth technology to send the data they collect to your mobile device for review.
rogerbmurray

Novartis-Qualcomm deal leads race to bring wearable tech to pharma - 0 views

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  • rogerbmurray on 31 Jan 15
     
    Big pharma and CROs looking to exploit wearable technology in clinical trials. Novartis announced an alliance with Qualcomm Life to use its cloud-based 2net platform to collect medical device data during in-home remote monitoring of clinical trial participants.
tcostas

iHealth Ease, a Portable Blood Pressure Meter Powered by Your Phone | - 0 views

www.medgadget.com/...ssure-meter-powered-phone.html

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  • tcostas on 07 Nov 15
     
    iHealth, makers of popular smartphone-connected wireless scales, glucometers, and blood pressure cuffs are releasing a new blood pressure monitor that uses your iPhone or iPad to control the device and display readings. Designed to be more affordable while offering similar features compared with iHealth's previous models, the iHealth Ease is very portable and costs only $40.
lkelley64

How Technology Is Transforming Health Care - 3 views

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shared by lkelley64 on 22 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Grant Shooter on 22 Sep 13
     
    Digital innovations have now made it possible for consumers to use portable devices to access their medical information, monitor their vital signs, take tests at home and carry out a wide range of tasks.
  • lkelley64 on 30 Nov 15
     
    We now have the technology to digitize a human being in highest definition, in granular detail, and in ways that most people thought would not be possible. Accessing our medical records and our personal medical data has never been easier, with EMR portals, apps and other products from the digital world.
anonymous

High-tech monitors, cool gadgets help spark a health care revolution - 0 views

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  • anonymous on 20 Oct 15
     
    As the world becomes more digitized, the health care industry is racing to keep up, sparking an explosion of new digital technology geared to improving patient care. Most visible to patients is the move to electronic medical records, or EHRs, by doctors and hospitals in an effort to streamline record-keeping and meet federal guidelines.
stephenmfreeman

Fitness and big data: How wearble tech is changing exercise research - 0 views

www.livescience.com/ometers-exercise-research.html

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shared by stephenmfreeman on 06 May 17 - No Cached
  • stephenmfreeman on 06 May 17
     
    After having knee surgery several years ago, which thanks to robotic technology and cameras, was a very successful experience. My physician, an Orthopaedical Surgeon and a sports doctor, had a conversation with me about exercise. He suggested that running wasn't the best exercise for knee health. Because many of his patients were injured, they often needed to change what exercise orientation. He shared with me about some benefits of wearable devices. I had a meniscus tear in my knee that required surgery, so decided to become a bike rider instead of a runner. Impressed with the technology involved in my operation, I began to checkout wearable devices and purchased one. Do to my positive experience, I found this article to be very informative about this technology and its health benefits. The article focuses on "accelerometers", which captures a lot of physical data about your movement from sitting, standing, walking, etc. This is so important because you are capturing pertinent data about your health that can be reviewed by you and your doctor or therapist. The article exposes that in the past, researchers relied on questionnaires that we know contained many inaccuracies. The article explains the great potential accelerometers can offer that can allow us to relegate and optimize our activities for our personal health. For example, we can maintain a certain heart rate as we exercise to monitor the calories we are burning and to select a mode of exercise. Should I run, ride a bike, take tai chi, or swim? Is tennis better? Each form of exercise involves a different impact on our bodies. With an accelerometer, this is no longer subjective and this article exposes its many uses. We can now capture and use empirical data to decide which exercise is best for us!
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