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2022: Bhargavi Govardhanam ’23 launches diabetes management app on Google Play Store

2022: Bhargavi Govardhanam ’23 launches diabetes management app on Google Play Store

Bhargavi Govardhanam is a Master’s of Computer Sciences student from Hyderabad, India. Android users can now utilize a new mobile app to monitor glucose levels, exercise, carbohydrate intake, and medication record, thanks to a UMass Dartmouth Master’s in Computer Science student. Bhargavi Govardhanam ‘23 recently published DiaFriend, assisting Assistant Professor Peeranuch LeSeure’s research project, “The Development of a Patient-Centered Diabetes Application for Self-Management… Source link

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Exclusive-U.S. diabetes deaths top 100,000 for second straight year, federal panel urges new strategy

Exclusive-U.S. diabetes deaths top 100,000 for second straight year, federal panel urges new strategy

By Chad Terhune and Robin Respaut    (Reuters) – More than 100,000 Americans died from diabetes in 2021, marking the second consecutive year for that grim milestone and spurring a call for a federal mobilization similar to the fight against HIV/AIDS.    The new figures come as an expert panel urges Congress to overhaul diabetes care and prevention, including recommendations to move beyond a reliance on medical interventions alone. A report released earlier this month calls for far… Source link

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Walmart launches private label insulin brand at steep discounts for diabetes patients

Walmart launches private label insulin brand at steep discounts for diabetes patients

Walmart (WMT) is launching the first-ever and only private brand analog insulin, offering a steep discount on the prescription used to control high blood sugar in millions of diabetes patients. The new brand, ReliOn NovoLog, includes analog insulin vials retailing for $72.88 and a FlexPen selling for $85.88, translating to savings of 58% and 75%, respectively, on the current cash price of branded insulin products when not using insurance. According to Walmart, that works out to be savings of… Source link

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