New devices extract more information from fewer pinpricks.(Brief Article)
Publication: Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week
Publication Date: 19-MAY-02
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2002 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Imagine sticking yourself with a pin on the pad of your finger tip up to seven times a day. It's an unpleasant idea, but that is exactly what is now being asked of many diabetics.
Several large clinical studies have shown that tight control of blood sugar - requiring multiple blood samples to provide feedback needed for insulin dosing and other treatment - decreases the progression and development of long-term complications...
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