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    Matterhorn Health Issues Statement on GlucoGauge Blood Glucose Monitoring System Consumer Contact: 1-800-888-8888 Media: Liz Pierce 989-999-9999 Good Morning, everyone. I am Patricia Simmons, the CEO of Matterhorn Health. Thank you for coming to this press conference today. As you know, we are here to address inaccurate readings associated with the GlucoGauge glucose monitor that pose a potentially serious health risk to users. When we learn that a product does not meet our standards, it is

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    Synopsis Patient is a Caucasian 56years old male admitted for blood sugar above 500 and blood serum acidosis. The patient admission diagnosis was Diabetic Ketone Acidosis and treated for DKA per hospital protocol. Patient shows microvascular and macrovascular complications as a result of his long history of diabetes mellitus. This poorly managed and uncontrolled diabetes mellitus causes the patient to suffer from poor vision, slow wound healing which is on his right knee, hypertension and had cardiac

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    Monitoring of the glucose level of diabetic patients is a cornerstone of diabetes care and management. The reliability of the home based glucose monitoring devices is critically important because the whole self-care and management of diabetes depends upon it. But there is still a big question mark on the accuracy of the results of the glucose monitoring devices. The ability of currently marketed glucose monitoring systems to determine the glycemic status of the patient is not very accurate. The glucose

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    stream, because the pancreas does not produce enough insulin hormone. For those who have diabetes, the complex system that regulates blood glucose fails. Glucose cannot enter the body’s cells, and therefore cannot be utilised for energy. “Around 1.7 million Australians have diabetes” (Diabetes Australia, 2015), which is undoubtedly a huge cost burden to the Australian healthcare system. There are different types of Diabetes which ultimately cause glucose to accumulate in the bloodstream to a level

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    begin the story by introducing Mr. PPB, an overweight male who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes mellitus [DM] approximately 10 years ago. Along with having DM, he has hypertension. Mr. PPB takes about five pills per day, manages blood glucose monitoring and keeps track of his blood pressure. He does not miss any of his medical appointments, always up to date with checking his regular HbA1c level. In short, Mr. PPB is a quintessential example of a compliant patient. However, the only problems with

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    things not connected; such as a cell phone without battery. A new form of internet systems is beginning to emerge, and in the coming years it will see huge breakthroughs throughout the 21st century. The internet of things will change many aspects of people’s lives. The internet of things (IOT) simply put is an environment or

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    A portable glucose measuring device is a meter that displays the amount of sugar in your blood. What is glucose? Glucose is sugar that your body uses as a source of energy. You should use this device if you have diabetes or if you need to monitor your sugar level. The device can help you determine what you need to do to stabilize the levels and know if your levels can be dangerous threat to your health. The American Diabetes Association the blood glucose level should be below 100mg/dL before meals

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    their blood glucose level according to their diet, medications and activity. control of glycaemia within the established recommended values is a major therapeutic goal for diabetic patients both in the hospital and outpatient setting. Using of self monitoring of blood glucose 9SMBG0 devices will help diabetic patients detect, prevent or manage of hypo- and hyper

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    Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation There are 29,000 children in the United Kingdom suffering from Type One Diabetes. How would you feel if your child was one of those many sufferers? Perhaps your child is how much of an impact has it created upon your family? You are always wondering why us. The answer is unknown that is the most frustrating thing. In this essay I am going to tell you all about the charity Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation known as JDRF for short, why they are such a great

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    Blood Glucose Monitoring, Adult Monitoring your blood glucose (also known as blood sugar) helps you to manage your diabetes. It also helps you and your health care provider monitor your diabetes and determine how well your treatment plan is working. WHY SHOULD I MONITOR MY BLOOD GLUCOSE? • It can help you understand how food, exercise, and medicine affect your blood glucose. • It allows you to know what your blood glucose is at any given moment. You can quickly tell if you are having low blood

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