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Products to help you manage diabetes and get diabetic support from groups and professionals in the diabetes community

Blood Glucose Monitors

This article lists a number of the many monitors available on the market today

FreeStyle Freedom Lite (Abbott Diabetes Care) The latest FreeStyle meter has larger buttons and a yellow port for strips intended to make usage easier for people with vision impairment. The Freedom Lite doesn't require coding; maintains a log of 7-, 14-, and 30-day glucose averages; stores 400 glucose readings in its memory; and uses the same test strips as the FreeStyle Lite monitor.

Continuous Blood Glucose Monitors

Freestyle Navigator (Abbott Diabetes Care) This system includes a sensor that can be worn for up to 5 days on the arm or abdomen. The sensor sends readings to the receiver wirelessly at a distance of up to 10 feet. The receiver features customizable low and high blood glucose alarms as well as trend arrows to illustrate the direction blood glucose is heading.

Lancets and Lancing Devices

MPD Lancing Device (Medical Plastic Devices) Medical Plastic Devices produces two sizes of lancing devices: a compact 3-inch and a regular 5-inch, each with five customizable settings.

Nova Max Sureflex Lancing Device (Nova Biomedical/Sanvita) This device features seven depth settings and comes with end caps for testing alternate sites such as the palm and forearm.

Nova Max Sureflex Lancets (Nova Biomedical/Sanvita) These 30-gauge lancets are for use with Nova's Sureflex Lancing Device.

Pelikan Sun Electronic Lancing Device (Pelikan Technologies) This lancing device has an electronic component to deliver a smooth, precise finger prick designed to minimize pain and bruising. The small, boxlike gadget contains a changeable 50-lancet disk.

Pens

Symlin Pen (Amylin Pharmaceuticals) This prefilled, disposable pen dispenses the drug Symlin. It's available in two dosages: the Symlin Pen 60, which can deliver 15, 30, 45, or 60 micrograms of the medication, and the Symlin Pen 120, which delivers 60 or 120 micrograms.

Humalog KwikPen (Eli Lilly) This prefilled, disposable pen is for use with Humalog insulin. It administers up to 60 units of insulin and can be dialed up or down to increase or lessen a dose.

Syringes

PiC Insumed Syringes (Medical Plastic Devices) These syringes come with a magnifying lens that's placed on the syringe to aid with dosage reading. The disposable syringes are available in 0.3, 0.5, and 1 milliliter with a needle length of either 8 or 12.7 millimeters and a needle gauge of 29, 30, or 31.

Thinpro Insulin Syringes (Terumo) Thinpro syringes are available in 28 to 31 gauge, hold 3/10, 1/2, or 1 milliliter of insulin, and use needle lengths of either 1/2 inch or 3/8 inch.

Insulin Pumps

One Touch Ping (Animas) The One Touch Ping insulin pump uses wireless technology to communicate with a small, remote monitor. The handheld remote can calculate and deliver a bolus, monitor the basal rate, and compute carbohydrates. The pump has a flat-panel color screen and comes in five colors.

Pen Needles


Aimsco Ultra Thin II Insulin Pen Needles (Delta Hi-Tech) These pen needles come in two sizes--29 gauge with a 12-millimeter (1/2-inch) needle and 31 gauge with an 8-millimeter (5/16-inch) needle--and are available in boxes of 100. 

Clickfine Pen Needles (Can Am Care) These pen needles can be used with most diabetes pens. They are available in boxes of 50 or 100 in three sizes: 31 gauge with a 6-millimeter (1/4-inch) needle; 31 gauge with an 8-millimeter (5/16-inch) needle; and 29 gauge with a 12-millimeter (1/2-inch) needle. (Can Am Care's products are also sold as store brands in chains including Wal-Mart, Kmart, and Kroger.)

PiC Pen Needles (Medical Plastic Devices) PiC needles work with most pens and come in packs of 100 in four sizes: 29 gauge with a 12-millimeter (1/2-inch) needle; 30 gauge with an 8-millimeter (5/16-inch) needle; 31 gauge with an 8-millimeter needle; and 32 gauge with an 8-millimeter needle.

Supplements


Current_RestoreReStore What is the #1 complaint of people with diabetes?  Take a guess because you either have diabetes or know someone with diabetes.

The answer is fatigue!  In a recent survey, 85% of people with diabetes complained that they live with constant fatigue that prevents them from getting through their day and being who they really are.  Are you one of them?

Here's another surprising fact.  Do you know that 69% of people with diabetes said they spend $3 to $5 per day on coffee, colas, and energy drinks even though they know that caffeine, sugar, carbs, and stimulants are not healthy options for them.

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