Diabetes: Living with it, not for it

[Northerner]

Sometimes, a small revolution takes place affecting a great number of lives, but goes completely unnoticed by the majority of the population.

A new plastic box smaller than a standard cigarette box is one such device that could have far reaching effects on the lives of thousands, perhaps millions of people and in the long run, the human capital and thus the economy of Saudi Arabia.

Diabetes is currently the fastest growing debilitating disease in the world. In the UAE for example, one out of five people aged between 20 to 79 live with diabetes, while a similar percentage of population is at risk of developing it.

The UAE ranks second highest worldwide for diabetes prevalence followed by Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Kuwait.

http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20121223146848

Interesting. A basal-only pump, it seems? With one basal rate?

 

[trophywench]

Well I've looked at the Asante website and can't see where it says it's only one base rate, which is ridiculous because nobody on earth has one base rate. (Same as if you have head hair, there are 17 different shades of it there. It isn't all ONE colour.) Plus the display shows both basal and bolus.

But the limiting factor to me is the fact it only uses Humalog cartridges!

Looks suspiciously like the Cellnovo in shape although that was refillable.