AMBrennan said:
Well, I didn't actually say that everything would get cheaper *and* better - I no longer have to remember to take my insulin an hour before eating and I think that's a significant improvement.
Basically, that's how technology in general seems to develop - you can get a much better TV/mobile/toaster today than 10 years ago for about the same price, or a TV/mobile/toaster that meets the basic requirements for a lot less, and I assumed that meters, pumps and such would be similar.
i'm keeping my fingers crossed, especially for the testing stuffs. the electronics example is a great one, i myself am hoping for a BG tester that'll also serve as media player so i'll have one less device to carry around. :lol:
the meds are a whole different story though --- while theres been incredibly
slight improvements in all these years, unfortunately theyve remarkably coincided with an abnormally strange number of issues that while suffered by patients, regularly observed by endocrinologists, and widely acknowledged by the very sales forces pushing these meds, remain wholly unresolved, largely outweighing any benefits brought about (ie: hypo unawareness in short-term T1 patients, there is
NO excuse for this, regardless of dosing convenience).
the meds are a many-billion $ industry, i cant see
any drug-dealers (and their well-paid distribution network) giving that up. ever.