Comedian Tracy Morgan Shows His Belly Exposing a Dexcom Transmitter
Tracy Morgan uses Dexcom!
Fans of comedian Tracy Morgan won't be surprised to hear that Tracy exposed his belly last week on the Emmy red carpet. But what none of us may have expected... Tracy - a type 2 diabetic - was wearing a Dexcom continuous glucose monitor.
So far I haven't found one news account that mentions his Dexcom transmitter, it seems to me that the websites are just excited to mistakenly refer to Tracy's stretch marks as, "scars from his accident". Too funny!
Added March 30, 2016: Tracey is at it again
I survived the deadliest day in Everest’s history, and I’m still surviving it
Listeners of my podcast may remember a two part conversation that I had with Elna Narula, mother of Svati Narula. Svati (a person who has type 1 diabetes) was tragically caught in an avalanche on Mount Everest and survived. Most recently Svati has published an article called, "I survived the deadliest day in Everest’s history, and I’m still surviving it" about her ordeal on Everest and I wanted to share with you.
You can read Svati's article here and listen to my conversation with her mother on the Juicebox Podcast - Part 1, Part 2.
All episodes of the podcast are at JuiceboxPodcast.com, on iTunes or your favorite podcast app.
Arden's 2015 504 Plan is Available to Download
Back to school...
This is Arden's 2015 504 plan for sixth grade. Please feel free to read, download, use it as your own or make changes so it reflects your child's needs. Written by me in 2006 this document has been modified each year since kindergarten and continues to grow and change. I hope that it helps you in creating your own, I relied heavily on the JDRF and ADA templates that were available online back in 2006 as I created Arden's.
I'm pretty excited that we were able to get Arden's iPhone listed as a medical device this year! #DexcomShare
The text has been redacted in spots, you will need to fill in your information in those places. Look for text that looks like this <TEXT> and one formatting instruction encompassed by asterisks.
Good luck!
Arden's 2015 sixth grade 504 plan for download
While you are in the mindset to think about diabetes and education, I would like to urge you to listen to episode 4 of my podcast that talks about how we manage Arden's type 1 diabetes while she is at school.
Never before seen Dexcom G5 images!
Dexcom has just announced that the G5 system has been approved today by the FDA and I have some exclusive images for you to check out! There are more images on the announcement page as well as information on release dates, cost and a promo video from Dexcom. Enjoy these and then check out the rest...
Just 24 hours after the surprise FDA approval of the Dexcom G5 continuous glucose monitoring system, I spoke with Dexcom EVP Steven Pacelli and asked him all of the questions about the new G5 that were submitted to me by blog readers and podcast listeners - I even threw in a few of my own. You can listen here, on iTunes or wherever fine podcasts are available.
Dexcom G5 APPROVED by FDA!
All text taken from the Dexcom press release that can be found in its entirety but this is the stuff you want to know. When you are finished reading this you can check out Dexcom's new G5 webpage.
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 25, 2015 /PRNewswire
FDA Approves Dexcom G5® Mobile Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
Image from Dexcom.com
Dexcom announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Dexcom G5® Mobile Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) System. With wireless Bluetooth® technology built into the device transmitter, the G5 Mobile CGM System is the first and only fully mobile CGM system approved by the FDA for both adults and children as young as 2 years of age that sends glucose data directly to a smartphone, freeing users from the need to carry a separate receiver. The new transmitter securely sends vital glucose information directly to an app on iOS-enabled devices for real-time diabetes management. Android applications will follow early next year. Like its predecessor, the G4 PLATINUM CGM with Share, users can also select up to five designated recipients, or "followers". These followers can remotely monitor a patient's glucose information and receive alert notifications from almost anywhere.
About the Dexcom U.S. G5 Mobile Launch
- The G5 Mobile system is anticipated to begin shipping in late September 2015.
- All purchasers of a G4 Platinum with Share system from August 1, 2015, until the G5 Mobile system is shipped, will be eligible to receive a no-cost upgrade to the G5 Mobile system.
- There will be a low cost cash upgrade to the G5 Mobile system for those patients who are still under warranty with their existing system.
Image from Dexcom.com
"Obviously there are a lot of moving parts to our commercial launch plans given this sooner-than-expected approval, and the financial ramifications, such as inventory adjustments and revenue recognition policies are being evaluated and will be discussed in detail on the Q3-2015 earnings call in early November," remarked Sayer.
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“Dexcom is rapidly advancing technology for continuous glucose monitoring devices to improve diabetes management. Since January, the company has introduced the G4 PLATINUM CGM with Share, apps to enable the first CGM on the Apple Watch™ and now the Dexcom G5® Mobile CGM. These advances are making diabetes management more convenient and flexible than ever before... We are excited for the promise this new technology holds for patients and caregivers.”
I'm working on getting you some G5 images, in the meantime check out the link below for my recent podcast conversation with Dexcom CEO Kevin Sayer... back soon.
Great news for the type diabetes community!