Insulin Nation

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

'According to a recent Associated Press report , a Portsmouth, New Hampshire driver needed to be subdued with a taser after hitting several cars in a parking lot and refusing a patrolman’s instructions to stop. The driver, who had diabetes, appeared to have been suffering a hypoglycemic episode. Fortunately, the officer recognized this, as did the responding fire department EMT.

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ACA Times

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

By Joanna Kim, Executive Editor. The Internal Revenue Service has published final versions of the forms and instructions that employers and insurers must use to meet their Affordable Care Act reporting requirements for tax years beginning in 2015. The first forms are due in 2016 for 2015 coverage. The IRS will use the information provided by these files when it reviews the tax returns of individuals who report whether they have met their obligation to have minimum essential coverage or pay a pen

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Insulin Nation

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

'Quick Hits. An article published by FoxNews.com says that researchers have developed a modified insulin that independently adjusts blood-sugar levels that creep too high for people—well, mice—with diabetes. The experimental study from the University of Utah Health Sciences injected mice with the “smart” insulin, formally named Ins-PBA-F. To create the insulin, they attached a “glucose sensor” molecule, phenylboronic acid (PBA), on normal insulin molecules, said Dr.

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Insulin Nation

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

'While you might be going through the same day-in, day-out process to keep blood sugar levels in check, there’s a diabetes technology race afoot. Diabetes tech companies are trying to outdo each other with the latest pump, continuous glucose monitor (CGM), or app to help people with diabetes regulate blood glucose levels. Competition sparks innovation, and innovation means better treatment options for people with Type 1.

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Insulin Nation

FEBRUARY 14, 2015

'In 2012, Heathra Whitlow passed away after more than 70 years of living with Type 1 diabetes. She led an extraordinary life at a time when managing diabetes was not easy. This profile was excerpted from My Sweet Life: Successful Women with Diabetes , edited by Beverly Adler. I grew up in San Antonio and considered myself the healthiest person in the world.

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Insulin Nation

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

'Quick Hit. According to a Fierce Medical Devices report, pilot studies will begin on the Mendor Smart 3G, a wireless continuous blood glucose monitor that sends readings automatically to a cloud computing system. The trials are the first to be remotely conducted in their entirety in Europe. They are being undertaken by the Finnish company, Mendor. Sanofi has also contributed funds to the trials.

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Insulin Nation

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

'Quick Hit. A University of Queensland analysis of 48 years of medical studies found that women with Type 1 have a 40% increased risk of death by any cause than men with the condition. The research, posted on The Lancet , took data collected from 26 studies ranging from 1966-2014. It found that women have twice the excess risk of diabetes-related vascular complications, fatal and non-fatal, versus men.

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Insulin Nation

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

'Quick Hit. Medtronic is touting new data that shows its MiniMed 530G pump, which automatically suspends insulin delivery when blood sugar levels get too low, can prevent some bouts of hypoglycemia. While previous clinical trials resulted in similar findings, this study confirmed hypoglycemia reduction in a real world setting. For the study, researchers pooled together data from over 20,000 MiniMed 530G users.

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ACA Times

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

When the Affordable Care Act open enrolment ended Feb. 15, about 11.4 million consumers had selected health insurance plans or were automatically re-enrolled through HealthCare.gov or state-based marketplaces, the Department and Human Services (HHS) reported. Of the 11.4 million, 8.6 million consumers selected a plan or were automatically re-enrolled in the 37 states that use the HealthCare.gov platform.

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ACA Times

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

The Internal Revenue Service issued a notice that small businesses may be eligible during a transition period for relief from potential tax penalties related to the Affordable Care Act. The IRS published Notice 2015-17, a 7-page document that details the transition relief available, and give additional guidance on tax treatment of company-provided health insurance plans.

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ACA Times

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

King v. Burwell, the lawsuit challenging a key part of the Affordable Care Act that is now before the Supreme Court, could be dismissed a technicality, says ACA Times Editor-in-Chief Robert Sheen. New reports suggest that some or all of the four plaintiffs in the case may not face the potential harm that they argue the law could cause them. If that’s true, they would lack standing – the legal right to sue.

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