Dramatic New Advancements in Diabetes Treatment and Technologies
New diabetes research has led to new technologies and testing procedures that have improved life for diabetes patients
Boca Raton, FL (PRWEB via Moniker) February 18, 2005 -- A series
of dramatic new
advancements in diabetes testing and new diabetes treatments have greatly
improved life for those living with diabetes. The new advancements in diabetes
address diabetic eye problems, the relationship between arthritis and diabetes,
pain free testing, and overall ease of use for diabetic testing.
“Our
customers are thrilled about the new advancements in diabetes testing.” said
Robert Weinroth, President of American Diabetes
Services, a Boca Raton Florida based company that specializes in delivering
diabetes testing equipment for little or no cost to diabetics with medicare or
private insurance coverage. “The new diabetes technologies reduce the pain of
testing and make it easier for diabetics to test. The new diabetes technologies
can accommodate those with diabetes and arthritis and diabetic eye
problems.”
Some of the new
advancements in diabetes testing equipment and technologies
include:
– vision and diabetes: many diabetes patients have blurred
vision from type 2 diabetes. With blurred vision, patients have trouble finding
the target on the strip for blood level tests. The Comfort Curve strip by
Accu-Chek has a notch where the blood needs to be placed, this allows the
patient to easily find the place on the strip to put the blood.
–
arthritis and diabetes: Patients with arthritis and diabetes have trouble
handling tiny testing strips, and have trouble getting them out of the tubes and
into the machines. This problem has been addressed by two machines on the
market. One is the Accu-Chek Compact and the other is the Ascensia Dex/Breeze.
The Compact has preloaded 17 strips onto a drum. The patient opens the bottom of
the meter, pops in the canister with the pre-loaded strips, presses a button,
and out pops a strip, ready to use.
– ease of use: Every new batch of
strips react to blood samples in a slightly different way. To address this
problem, every batch of test strips has a unique code number that is programmed
into the meter every time a new batch of strips is used. New advancements in
diabetes meters include the Compact and the new Ascensia Contour. These meters
automatically recode the meter as new batch of strips is loaded.
– size
of meter: Another of the new advancements in diabetes technologies is the size
of meters. The Freestyle Flash, manufactured by Roche, is currently the smallest
meter on the market. This meter is very portable and is convenient for the
active lifestyle of the baby boomer age group.
– smart meters: The One
Touch UltraSmart meter is a meter and a log book in one. This smart meter can
track of the things that affect your diabetes including: food intake, exercise,
medication, blood glucose readings and weight all with push-button ease, The
UltraSmart is a total health management system.
– alternate site testing:
Finger tips are the easiest site for drawing a sample for blood glucose testing
but also the most painful. Pain free testing is the rallying cry for high
frequency testers. The One Touch Ultra and Roche’s Freestyle offer the tester
the opportunity to draw a blood sample from an alternate test site. Now the
fingers need not be the sole site for drawing enough blood to obtain a valid
blood glucose reading.
“Research has shown that as the new advancements
in diabetes make testing easier and less painful, diabetics will test their
blood sugar levels more frequently. Frequent testing and monitoring of blood
sugar levels is the number one way to manage diabetes” said Lorne Yaffe, Vice
President of Marketing for American Diabetes Services.
About www.AmericanDiabetes.com
American Diabetes is one of the
nation's leading mail-order distributors of brand name diabetic supplies
delivered directly to the individual's home. American Diabetes provides
personalized customer service and reduced expenses to those with diabetes, often
diabetic testing supplies are delivered at no cost to the
patient.
American Diabetes benefits include: free delivery directly to
patient’s homes, no insurance paperwork to complete, no upfront costs or waiting
weeks or months for reimbursement, diabetes supplies delivered at very low or no
cost to you, supplier of all the leading national brands. Leading products
include: One Touch Ultra, Accu-Chek Compact, and Abbott
FreeStyle.
American Diabetes is a Medicare participating provider and
specializes in providing supplies paid for by medicare and we accept Medicare
assignment. In addition, we support Private Insurance, Major Medical and Group
Health Insurance Plans; we accept most plans in all 50 states with the exception
of HMO's.
American Diabetes Services stays on top of every new
treatment for diabetes, and new
advancements in diabetes technologies and testing to best service our
customers. To request American Diabetes Services, and for information about our
free diabetic supplies, complete a free online application at www.americandiabetes.com , or call toll free at 1-800-933-8085
to compete a free application over the phone.
Media Contacts: Jay
Berkowitz, Ten Golden Rules, www.tengoldenrules.com , 561-716-1334 and Robert S Weinroth,
American Diabetes, www.americandiabetes.com, (561) 338-4900
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