Personalization preferences, including weekly messages and pre- and post-meal markers, and the ability to upload a personal photograph to the FreeStyle InsuLinx monitor.Mealtime (rapid-acting) insulin calculator for calculating a suggested dose.The system offers several features that are designed to enable insulin-using diabetes patients to more effectively manage their condition, including: The FreeStyle InsuLinx System is the newest addition to Abbott's portfolio of glucose monitoring products and is designed for people with diabetes who use mealtime (rapid-acting) insulin. New Technology Designed to Help Insulin Users This could provide additional confidence for providers around proper insulin dosing to ensure patients are receiving the most effective therapy for their individual needs," said Berard. It is encouraging that a product is available that may potentially assist some patients in their diabetes management.
For people living with diabetes, they are often hesitant to self adjust. "Some health care professionals are reluctant to prescribe insulin and/or intensify treatment as they are concerned that errors may occur when their patients are self adjusting their insulin. Fear of hypoglycemia leads to hesitancy to follow suggested insulin dose adjustments for both patients and health care providers," said Lori Berard, RN CDE Nurse Manager at the Health Sciences Centre Diabetes Research Group Clinical Research Program, affiliated with the University of Manitoba. While one of the most understood drugs available, if insulin is not dosed properly it can lead to serious consequences, most specifically hypoglycemia. "Insulin is a very important medication in the management of diabetes. 3 Virtually all health care professionals (HCPs) surveyed (97%) believe that a patient's inability to manage insulin therapy limits the intensity and complexity of the therapy that an HCP can prescribe or recommend. In a diabetes survey conducted in October 2011 by Leger Marketing, 200 Canadian healthcare professionals - including general practitioners, diabetes nurse educators and endocrinologists - stated that, in their respective clinics, four in ten mealtime insulin-using patients had difficulty calculating a mealtime insulin dose. For those who use insulin, managing diabetes can often involve challenging calculations to determine an appropriate mealtime insulin dose. More than three million Canadians are living with diabetes 2 and many of them require insulin to manage their condition. The user-friendly features include a touch screen interface, automated logbook, personalization preferences, and USB connectivity for plug-and-play reports. The FreeStyle InsuLinx System is designed to offer suggested insulin doses, as well as other features specifically intended to assist insulin-using patients in more effectively managing their diabetes. It is the first blood glucose monitoring device in North America that offers a mealtime insulin calculator for calculating suggested insulin doses. TORONTO, /PRNewswire/ - Abbott today announced that its new FreeStyle InsuLinx Blood Glucose Monitoring System 1 is now available in diabetes centres and select pharmacies across Canada. Device is the First Blood Glucose System in North America to Offer Mealtime Insulin Calculator
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