| Abstract: |
This special section of Diabetes Forecast offers the annual guide to diabetes products and services. The guide lists items in seven categories: new diabetes products, type 2 oral medications, insulin, insulin delivery, blood glucose monitoring and data management systems, products for treating low blood glucose, and urine testing. Specific products include human and analog insulin, syringes, injection aids, insulin pens and pen needles, insulin pumps, aids for people who are visually and physically impaired, blood glucose meters, ways to pair the blood glucose meter with software, blood-sampling supplies, meter supplies, glycohemoglobin tests, microalbuminuria testing kits, and over-the-counter products for meal replacement. Each category includes a section of text, bringing readers up to date on the changes in that area, and charts summarizing the products available. The guide includes a list of manufacturers and distributors, arranged alphabetically. 10 figures. 20 tables. |