Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 19, 2020

Consider the scenario noted here which sounds helpful: “a patient with diabetes wouldn’t have to postpone a regular follow-up visit with the doctor to keep safe — he or she could do it via Skype.” category tags: mHealth-Telehealth-Voice Health , Boomer-Senior Tech Business , healthcare. and here’s home care. More when there’s more.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 26, 2023

A variety of chronic conditions like arthritis, dementia, diabetes or mobility issues may plague older adults in their longer and later years. Americans are aging long but not necessarily aging well. CDC notes average life expectancies for women (86) and men (83). These are just that, averages.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

A special case, diabetes medication non-adherence is a critical health problem. It is estimated that 30% of the overweight adults have diabetes – and most diabetics are overweight. Although some would say that Americans take too many pills , for many, medication is critical to health and wellbeing—especially diabetics.

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Insulin Nation

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Editor’s note: We strive to provide a complete picture of life with Type 1 diabetes. I was six years old when I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. In my case, it is a form known as brittle diabetes, or Labile diabetes. Diabetes became my Cause. I was an Advocate for Awareness, a Defender of Diabetic Rights.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 9, 2020

And 90% of hospitalized patients identified through COVID-NET had one or more underlying conditions, the most common being obesity, hypertension, chronic lung disease, diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular disease. category tags: covid-19 , Aging technology , Boomer-Senior Tech Business , smartphones, cell phones.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 10, 2019

And 25% of the nation’s 65+ population are affected by Type 2 diabetes, noted as at least partly resulting from lifestyle choices, yet diabetes supplies and insulin are covered by Medicare. category tags: hearing loss , Boomer-Senior Tech Business , Aging , seniors and aging policy. Ditto prosthetics. Are these uses elective?

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Insulin Nation

JANUARY 11, 2019

T1D (Type 1 Diabetes). T2D (Type 2 Diabetes). renal threshold. Rx (Prescription). somatostatin. Split-Mixed. SubQ injection. link] [link] . link] [link] . Ultralente. Urine glucose. link] [link] . vascular system. Content of Series. There are six articles in the series plus a dedicated section on Acronyms and References.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 22, 2020

In addition, most doctors lost revenue as 70% of their patients deferred treatments resulting in excess deaths from causes such as Alzheimer's disease, diabetes and heart disease. category tags: Telehealth-RPM-Voice Health , Boomer-Senior Tech Business , social isolation , computers, internet and social networking.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 4, 2020

The pandemic has underscored the need to monitor the majority of patient populations that live with chronic conditions such as diabetes. Region Tag: Global Edition Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Has telehealth hit the high watermark? Featured Decision Content:

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Insulin Nation

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

The drug is now licensed for use with adults with Type 1 diabetes and adults with Type 2 diabetes. While Novo had to demonstrate to the FDA that Fiasp was an improvement on existing rapid-acting insulins, the question will be whether it is enough of an improvement in practice to justify its inevitably high price tag.

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Insulin Nation

JUNE 13, 2017

Add-ons to insulin are going to be a thing for Type 1 diabetes. It’s no coincidence, then, that there has been renewed interest in looking at other drugs for treating those with Type 1 diabetes. Researchers also presented separate findings on metformin and GLP-1 drugs for people with Type 1 diabetes. The pitchforks were out.

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Insulin Nation

JANUARY 20, 2016

Many parents are looking for ways to get teen offspring to take diabetes self-care seriously. The findings suggest that monetary motivation is an effective method to inspire some young people to improve their diabetes self-care. This, plus raging hormones, can lead to some soaring A1C scores. A small study suggests bribing might work.

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Insulin Nation

JANUARY 20, 2016

Many parents are looking for ways to get teen offspring to take diabetes self-care seriously. The findings suggest that monetary motivation is an effective method to inspire some young people to improve their diabetes self-care. This, plus raging hormones, can lead to some soaring A1C scores. A small study suggests bribing might work.

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Insulin Nation

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Editor’s note: We strive to provide a complete picture of life with Type 1 diabetes. I was six years old when I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. In my case, it is a form known as brittle diabetes, or Labile diabetes. Diabetes became my Cause. I was an Advocate for Awareness, a Defender of Diabetic Rights.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Medisante: Medisanté connects caregivers to patient-generated health data (PGHD) for chronic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular and overweight indications - timely and seamlessly, including support of devices with 3G connectivity. category tags: mHealth-Digital Health-Telehealth-Voice Health , healthcare.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Did you know that ‘social isolation’ has become a named baby boomer health condition spiking Medicare costs by an additional $134 per enrollee – tucked into the list that includes arthritis (+$117 of cost) and diabetes (+$270), source AARP? category tags: social isolation , social media , PERS. What’s wrong? Mulling the numbers.

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Insulin Nation

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Women living with type 1 diabetes have a five times greater risk for heart failure than nondiabetic women. This excess risk appears to be from a combination of factors, including the damage caused by type 1 diabetes and circumstances that are uniquely female, such as hormones, body fat, and disproportionate medical care.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 6, 2022

Patients with chronic diseases or those who are discharged from hospitals may benefit from the use of RPM technology to monitor significant chronic diseases like diabetes, hypertension or congestive heart failure, and especially to avoid a recurrence of an issue that would require readmission.

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Digital Health Global

AUGUST 11, 2023

Inflect Health’s recent investments include Biocogniv and Decoded Health , while Bioverge recently invested in My Diabetes Tutor and GigaMune. These firms have strong track records of investing in exceptional organizations. To participate in the Innovation Challenge, organizations and entrepreneurs are invited to submit proposals until Aug.15,

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Insulin Nation

OCTOBER 30, 2014

In some ways, the pen might provide better accuracy and more flexibility, according to Dr. Ernest Asamoah of Diabetes-Endocrinology Consultants in Indianapolis. Curtis’ provider prescribed the NovoLog FlexPen for fast-acting insulin, along with a once-daily dose of long-acting insulin via syringe to help her control Type 1 diabetes.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 2, 2022

Patients with chronic diseases or those who are discharged from hospitals may benefit from the use of RPM technology to monitor significant chronic diseases like diabetes, hypertension or congestive heart failure, and especially to avoid a recurrence of an issue that would require readmission. .

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Henry Kotula

JUNE 30, 2020

The new study by researchers from Harvard Medical School and the American Board of Family Medicine attempts to put a price tag on that hit by running a microsimulation for projected 2020 revenues based on volume data for general practices, general internal medicine practices, general pediatric practices and family medicine practices. .”

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Insulin Nation

MARCH 26, 2020

These critical therapies often carry a heavy price tag; the cost of insulin has risen over the past decade. As people with diabetes, we know that no two insulins are exactly alike, even if they exist in the same category — like Humalog vs. Novolog vs. Fiasp. Yes, they’re close, but for some, the differences are noticeable.

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Insulin Nation

JANUARY 11, 2019

It was some five year after coming down with Type 1 Diabetes that I first tried to model food absorption. The parameters for this model consisted of: “ Glycemic Value ” for the food, roughly the fraction of the food input, its Total Available Glucose (TAG), that eventually appears as glucose. Acronyms and References. ( Glycemic Index.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 29, 2020

And 90% of hospitalized patients identified through COVID-NET had one or more underlying conditions, the most common being obesity, hypertension, chronic lung disease, diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular disease. category tags: covid-19 , Seniors , Aging , senior living. From the CDC released April 8 : Rates of hospitalization (4.6

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

For instance, boomers have shown themselves to be more likely to be obese, have poorer eating habits , have a greater prevalence of diabetes, and take more medications than the previous generation. category tags: baby boomers , Seniors , aging in place. Mrs. Johnson speaks a request for a ride pickup for later that day.

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Insulin Nation

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Swiss university researchers have created an implantable device (for T1D mice) which can release insulin when diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) occurs. The next step is to shrink the technology, as few people have the space in their homes for a laser lab. Emergency Implantable Insulin?

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Similar to a medical alert bracelet that announces to all that you are highly diabetic, this data would be anonymously accessible. How data are tagged with specific kinds of sensitivity labels is the topic of my next article. Thus what was originally a normal lab result, should now be treated as a sensitive health condition.

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Lloyd Price

JULY 30, 2018

In his view, venture capital often lean towards the therapeutics companies that fit into the low social complexity/high medical complexity quadrant, such as costly novel drugs for cancer or diabetes. In January, a single therapy to treat a rare form of blindness received a price tag of $850,000. Who's left out?

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Insulin Nation

APRIL 28, 2015

How many people with diabetes forgot about a vial of insulin in a hot car or in the outside pocket of a backpack until it was too late? To combat this, Germany-based solar energy engineer Amin Zayani has designed a portable, dog tag-sized device that tracks the fluctuating storage temperature of a medication’s environment.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

CAREMINDr is a health IT communications company that provides mobile-enabled remote patient monitoring systems that give physicians the ability to enroll their patients in condition-specific “journeys,” such as for diabetes and hypertension. Hello Heart.

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GlobalMed

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Over time, chronic stress can fuel problems with high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes and heart disease. It’s time for greater transparency in our dialogues, from hospitals providing clear treatment price tags to patients discussing financial challenges with their doctors. But given that U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 7, 2021

So imagine this: What if you had one integrated place to go, one way to see all the connections between mental health, obesity, hypertension, diabetes, CKD, and heart failure? So how do we use technology to bridge the gap? And then the third part is logistical science. This is a hard problem.

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Chilmark Research

JULY 13, 2015

After all, a device along the lines of what Google is designing would come with a hefty price tag – especially for the typical patient with multiple comorbidities who needs rigorous monitoring the most. Expect FitBits, Jawbones, and smart watches to rule the wearable tech market for the next few years.

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Lloyd Price

JULY 5, 2018

As BioSpace noted when the deal was announced, Takeda will also take on a significant amount of debt through the deal, sending the price tag closer to $80 billion when that amount is included. Other J&J divisions that could be sold include its over-the-counter business, diabetes-care unit and medical devices unit. Source : [link]

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Insulin Nation

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Type 1 diabetes advocates have wondered aloud when that public anger might turn toward insulin prices, as the price of most insulins has risen by more than 500 percent since 2001. Have Type 2 diabetes or know someone who does? For this article, we will focus on her proposal, and what it’s chances are of creating reform.

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