I too have a dream
Before we begin this is one of those rare occasions where we are giving everyone permission to share this post as they see fit. Post it on Facebook, LinkedIn, etc. Today we honor Dr. Martin Luther King who on August 28, 1963 delivered his famous I Have A Dream speech. Dr. King spoke eloquently of his dream for racial equality stating; “I say to you today, my friends, so even though we...
Speculation, Rumors and
No disrespect to any company presenting today but for all practical purposes JPM ended last night. Yes, we know there a few remaining presentations today, but the reality is the cab lines are back to normal, Uber is no longer up charging rides and you can get a hotel room in San Francisco without sacrificing the kid’s college fund. Not to get too far off the track but with hotel rates...
What it is, what it isn’t and likely won’t be
It's now official as Tandem has the coolest toy in the toy chest with the company announcing the Control IQ is now commercially available. The Control IQ has replaced the 670G from Medtronic as the best hybrid closed loop insulin delivery system. How long this lasts is anyone’s guess as Insulet announced at JPM the Horizon should be here in the second half of this year, making it the third...
JPM Day Two Final
We’ll probably catch some flak for saying this but we almost feel sorry for Lilly. Not only are they being accused of putting profits before patients lives no matter how many programs they offer for lower price insulin. Before their presentation yesterday afternoon a small group of protestors gathered outside the event this time protesting Lilly’s treatment of animals. Perhaps we should look at these protests differently and not as...
JPM Day Two Monring Wrap Up
Before we go onto the news of the day allow us to finish up on Abbott. Other than learning that Libre2 is aways away we also asked why the company continued to invest in Bigfoot. Here as well the answer was somewhat confusing as the company noted they like the Bigfoot platform but in the same answer pointed out there other partnerships with the insulin companies. Now to us this...
Libre2 Update – BIG NEWS
Ok let’s get right to the point as we only have short time between presentations and this is BIG news – as promised we asked Abbott about the status of the Libre2, specifically when would it get here and will it get an iCGM designation. Remember last week at CES Abbott representatives were telling attendees that Libre2 would not be here for another year, which if accurate would be a...
JPM Day One Afternoon Sessions
Since we’ve started a trend lets run with some of the non-business stuff before we get to the real point of this conference. While we haven’t quite figured out what the climate crisis has to do with healthcare a group of climate activists got into the conference for a very loud and thankfully very short protest. Guess the high cost of prescription medications are somehow contributing to global warming, who...
JPM Day One Morning Session
Before we get into what’s gone on this morning let’s first reveal the answer to a question we know everyone wants answered – the bags this year are a swanky grey with orange trim. Now onto some more mundane yet equally important items. Although Medtronic was not the first presentation we witnessed this morning it was somewhat revealing. It wasn’t that long ago that here at JPM when it came to...
The lull before the storm
Since it’s Sunday and most of us will be watching football most people will likely read this after JPM is underway. As we head to that beautiful city by the bay which just so happens has one hell of a football team our thoughts turn an issue that many won’t want to talk about but needs to be discussed. Although we didn’t report on it during CES several funding deals were...
CES Second Impressions
Well we don’t have any BIG news today although being here with all these “smart” devices does make us long for the days when it was ok to be dumb. Everything from vacuum cleaners, toothbrushes and yes even vibrators are “smart” now. It does make one wonder how us older folk were able to survive, raise families and manage our diabetes without every toy in the toy chest being so...