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Insulin patch pen, EU driving madness and low carb chips The last few weeks have seen a number of technological type 1 breakthroughs. Like a bunch of kids in a toyshop, we’re excited. Unlike kids in a toyshop, we couldn’t wait to share. Johnson and Johnson will be manufacturing more of their wearable insulin patch-pens, which should be released at some point in 2016. The patch-pen delivers bolus insulin doses when you press the right buttons, without the need to poke a needle into yourself. Nice and simple. Insulin patch-pen On a similar topic, Insulin Angel is a device that precisely tracks the temperature of medication, so that they don’t deteriorate. You plant the Insulin Angel sensor inside your medication bag, and the smartphone app lets you know how it’s doing. If you leave your medication behind, or lose it, the app will let you know. Insulin Angel is currently being crowdfunded on Indiegogo, and will cost £33. Insulin angel Over on the forum, Trina_P thinks the Insulin Angel could be the perfect way to make sure her insulin’s cool while travelling in Mexico: Hi all, I was diagnosed last July so have successfully navigated through one summer with Type 1 Diabetes. However, this year I’m lucky enough to be going to Mexico in August and I must admit I’m getting pretty worried about keeping my insulin cool. I have a Frio pack which was handy last year, but I am worried about how well it’ll work if the temperatures are as hot as they will be in sunny Cancun... Keeping insulin cool Most Popular: Pages Eating to your meter 118,396 Ginger and diabetes 95,503 Can someone please tell me what ketones are? 88,911 Blood glucose test strips 83,354 Guide to the 60 blood glucose meters available in the UK 77,599

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Driving us mad A 26-year-old nurse with type 1 diabetes won a campaign to get her driving license back after it was revoked by the DVLA in 2014. Helen Nichols suffered two night time hypos, which she reported to the DVLA, but despite never having a driving accicent, and possessing an excellent HbA1c, she still lost her license. This is due to new EU guidelines, but cracks are starting to show in these rules as more and more people with diabetes become affected. New EU driving guidelines madness

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