Tarrytown, NY, November 17, 2009
Bayer’s CONTOUR® USB meter, the first blood glucose monitor that connects directly to a PC or MAC - providing users with instant access to information and trends about their blood sugar levels - is now available for purchase through Walgreens online pharmacy and will soon also be available online through CVS and Walmart...
Tarrytown, NY, September 21, 2009
Bayer Diabetes Care today announced U.S. Food & Drug Administration clearance to market the CONTOUR® USB blood glucose meter. Bayer’s CONTOUR USB is the first and only blood glucose monitor that plugs directly into a computer providing users with instant access to information that can help optimize diabetes management. The CONTOUR USB meter is integrated with Glucofacts™ DELUXE software for easy retrieval of data as well as longer-term tracking and analysis of blood glucose test results ...
Washington, DC, August 24, 2009
Nick Jonas today made a passionate plea to an audience of journalists at the National Press Club asking them to raise more awareness about type 1 diabetes to motivate young people like him and their families, to properly manage their condition. Nick, 16, is one of the youngest guests ever invited to speak at the Club. He talked about his own journey with diabetes, the charitable efforts of the Jonas Brothers’ Change for the Children Foundation and why he embraces the role of diabetes ambassador ...
Tarrytown, NY, August 14, 2009
The U. S. Food and Drug Administration issued Advice for Diabetic Patients and their Caregivers on August 13, stating that blood glucose meters that use GDH-PQQ technology may “produce a falsely high (elevated) blood glucose result.” Since 2006, Bayer Diabetes Care has not distributed test strips that use GDH-PQQ (glucose dehydrogenase pyrroloquinoline quinone) glucose monitoring technology for its blood glucose meters. ...
Newbury, United Kingdom, July 13, 2009
Bayer Diabetes Care in the UK and Ireland today unveils ”DIDGET™, the first and only blood glucose meter for kids with diabetes that connects directly to Nintendo DS™ and DS™ Lite gaming systems. The DIDGET meter is designed to help kids manage this lifelong condition by rewarding them for building consistent blood glucose testing habits and meeting personalised glucose target ranges ...
Tarrytown, New York June 3, 2009
Viterion TeleHealthcare, a business of Bayer HealthCare Diabetes Care, announces U.S. commercial availability of the new Viterion 200 telehealth monitor to meet the needs of patients, health care providers (HCPs), and payers in the growing field of telemedicine. The Viterion 200 telehealth monitor is a user-friendly device that electronically transmits patients’ vital signs taken at home to their HCP in another location.. Providers can access the system anywhere by using a web browser to monitor their patients and then send messages and advice before patients require more expensive hospitalization or emergency room (ER) visits. Remote patient monitoring technology offered by Viterion is used to help manage chronic conditions such as diabetes, congestive heart failure, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...
Tarrytown, NY June 2, 2009
Bayer Diabetes Care announced today the launch of A1CNow® SELFCHECK, a new A1C monitor that enables people with diabetes to check their A1C level at home. Measurement of A1C provides an average assessment of blood sugar levels over the past three months – and is an indicator of how well diabetes is being managed. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently cleared Bayer’s A1CNow SELFCHECK which enables patients to more closely watch their A1C level in between healthcare provider visits so they may modify their diet and exercise, or have a more informed discussion with their healthcare provider based on the results ...
April 22, 2009
Self-monitoring of blood glucose levels (SMBG) is an essential, but often underappreciated, part of a successful diabetes management program. By helping patients maintain blood glucose levels within acceptable ranges, effective SMBG helps minimize the risk of long-term diabetes-related complications and allows patients and health care providers (HCPs) to tailor therapy, diet and exercise regimens to improve patients' health. More from the third European Media Workshop on Diabetes in Basel, Switzerland ...