INNOVATIONS FOR TREATMENT
OF DIABETES
PRESENTATION BY THANE RITCHIE

INNOVATIONS IN
HEALTHCARE HAS
SHOWN ASTOUNDING
GROWTH IN THE PAST
DECADE FROM 3D
PRINTING OF ARTERIES
AND PROSTHETICS TO
TREATMENTS IN
DIABETES.

THOUGH THE GOAL IS
TO DO MORE THAN
JUST ASSUAGE THE
CONSTANT STRUGGLE
OF DIABETES
SUFFERERS, MEDICAL
CARE IS HEADING IN
THE RIGHT DIRECTION

HERE ARE 5 NEW
INNOVATIONS:

(1)
FINGER STICKS
REDUCTION

INNOVATIONS FOR TREATMENT OF DIABETES
ONE OF THE COMPLAINTS HEARD
OFTEN FROM THOSE WITH
DIABETES IS THE PAIN OF
FINGER STICKS, AND THOUGH
CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE
MONITORS (CGMS) MAKE IT
EASIER TO SEE DATA, THE
CALIBRATIONS HAVE PRESENTED
PROBLEMS WHICH CAN CAUSE A
NEED FOR MORE FINGER STICKS.

INNOVATIONS FOR TREATMENT OF DIABETES
ABBOTT’S FREESTYLE FLASH
GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM
INTENDS TO ANSWER THIS
CONCERN WITH ITS NEW
SYSTEM THAT DOESN’T NEED
CALIBRATION OR BLOOD
GLUCOSE METER.

INNOVATIONS FOR TREATMENT OF DIABETES
IT ONLY USES FINGER-
STICK TESTS FOR
CONFIRMATION READINGS
BELOW 70 MG/DL.

INNOVATIONS FOR TREATMENT OF DIABETES
A SMALL SENSOR WITH
UNDER THE SKIN FILAMENT
IS HELD UNDER THE ARM
WITH ADHESIVE GIVING A
READING OF GLUCOSE
LEVELS MINUTE-BY-
MINUTE AND CAN READ
THROUGH CLOTHING. Image Source: www.abbott.es

INNOVATIONS FOR TREATMENT OF DIABETES
THE DEVICE CAN STORE 3
MONTHS OF DATA WHICH
IS USEFUL TO TRACK
TRENDS.
Image Source: www.abbott.es

INNOVATIONS FOR TREATMENT OF DIABETES
IT HAS LAUNCHED IN
SOME EU COUNTRIES AND
IS WORKING ON COMING
STATESIDE IN THE NEAR
FUTURE.

(2)
PUMP IT UP

INNOVATIONS FOR TREATMENT OF DIABETES
THE MODERN DESIGNED
MEDTRONIC’S 640G CUTS
DOWN ON THE BULK WITH
ITS HYBRID DESIGN.
Image Source: diatribe.org

INNOVATIONS FOR TREATMENT OF DIABETES
IT ACTS AS BOTH A
HYBRID PUMP AND CGM.
Image Source: diatribe.org

INNOVATIONS FOR TREATMENT OF DIABETES
THE DEVICE ACTS AS A
PUMP BUT MONITORS THE
LEVELS TO PREVENT
UNHEALTHY LIMITS OF
INSULIN.
Image Source: diatribe.org

INNOVATIONS FOR TREATMENT OF DIABETES
THE DEVICE IS AVAILABLE
IN AUSTRALIA AND IS
EXPECTED TO LAUNCH IN
THE U.S. SHORTLY.
Image Source: diatribe.org

(3)
INSULIN
REMINDERS

INNOVATIONS FOR TREATMENT OF DIABETES
SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS
FORGETTING TO TAKE
YOUR INSULIN CAN LEAD
TO NOT-SO-SIMPLE
PROBLEMS.

INNOVATIONS FOR TREATMENT OF DIABETES
UNDER OR OVER-TAKING
YOUR INSULIN CAN BE A
PROBLEM THAT
TIMESULIN IS AIMING TO
WIPE OUT.
Image Source: diatribe.org

INNOVATIONS FOR TREATMENT OF DIABETES
TIMESULIN HAS A TIMER
THAT STARTS COUNTING THE
MINUTE YOU CAP YOUR PEN
SO YOU’LL BE ABLE TO SEE
WHEN YOU TOOK YOUR LAST
DOSE AT A GLANCE ON ITS
DIGITAL METER.
Image Source: timesulin.com

INNOVATIONS FOR TREATMENT OF DIABETES
THIS DEVICE WORKS WITH MOST PEN
BRANDS AND IS ALREADY IN THE U.S.

(4)
BREATHE EASIER

INNOVATIONS FOR TREATMENT OF DIABETES
SANOFI AND MANNKIND CORP
ARE IN WORKS TO OFFER AN
ALTERNATIVE TO RAPID-
ACTING INSULIN IN THE FORM
OF AFREZZA, AN INSULIN
POWDER YOU USE LIKE AN
ASTHMA INHALER BEFORE A
MEAL.

INNOVATIONS FOR TREATMENT OF DIABETES
THE INSULIN WORKS
FASTER THAN INJECTED
RAPID-ACTING INSULIN,
CLEARS FROM THE BODY
MORE READILY, AND CUTS
DOWN THE RISK OF
HYPOGLYCEMIA.

INNOVATIONS FOR TREATMENT OF DIABETES
THIS DRUG IS NOT
INTENDED FOR SMOKERS,
THOSE WITH ASTHMA, OR
OTHER LUNG-RELATED
ILLNESSES.
Image Source: afrezzauser.com

INNOVATIONS FOR TREATMENT OF DIABETES
AFREZZA IS ALREADY
AVAILABLE IN THE UNITED
STATES FOR BOTH TYPE 1
AND 2 DIABETES.

(5)
SKIN DEEP

INNOVATIONS FOR TREATMENT OF DIABETES
IN ITS SEARCH TO
PROVIDE A LESS
INTRUSIVE METHOD FOR
DIABETES TO TAKE
THEIR MEDICATION,
INTARCIA IS LOOKING
BELOW SKIN LEVEL.

INNOVATIONS FOR TREATMENT OF DIABETES
THE MATCHSTICK-SIZED
DEVICE WOULD BE
IMPLANTED BELOW THE SKIN
TO DELIVER A CONSTANT
DOSE OF EXENATIDE FOR
TYPE 2 DIABETES WHICH IS
GENERALLY INJECTED TWICE
A DAY.

INNOVATIONS FOR TREATMENT OF DIABETES
THIS DEVICE
WOULD ONLY
NEED TO BE
INJECTED TWICE
A YEAR
SIGNIFICANTLY
CUTTING DOWN
THE DISCOMFORT
OF INJECTIONS.

INNOVATIONS FOR TREATMENT OF DIABETES
THIS DEVICE PLANS TO
CLEAR FDA SOMETIME
NEXT YEAR.

FUTURE OUTLOOK

INNOVATIONS FOR TREATMENT OF DIABETES
THESE ARE ONLY 5 OF THE INNOVATIONS AVAILABLE
OR HEADING OUR WAY. THERE ARE MANY MORE
LISTED AT THE DIABETES FORECAST SITE.

WITH THE TRAJECTORY OF INNOVATIONS MOVING
TOWARDS ALLEVIATING AT LEAST SOME OF THE
PROBLEMS, THE HOPE IS THAT THIS MOMENTUM
WILL CONTINUE AND OFFER EVEN MORE SOLUTIONS
MOVING FORWARD.

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