Guide to Diabetes Medical Devices

This does not represent an endorsement for these products.

The American Diabetes Association publishes an annual Consumer Guide in Diabetes Forecast. Here are the guides for 2012:

Consumer Guide Charts
Blood Glucose Meters
Lancing Devices
Continuous Glucose Monitors
Insulin Pumps
Infusion Sets
Insulin Pens
Aids for Insulin Users
Diabetes Medications
Products for Treating Lows
Diabetes Software Apps

The lists below are by no means exhaustive. There are many more companies and products than those included here.

Insulin Pumps

Animas

Insulet OmniPod

Medtronic

Continuous Glucose Monitors

iPro

iPro 2

Blood Glucose Meters

FreeStyle

Blood Ketone Meters

Precision Xtra (Abbott)

  • Customer Care: 1-800-527-3339
  • Lifetime free meter upgrades
  • Insurance helpline: 1-866-246-2683
  • Precision Friends for Life Program: 1-866-633-4736 or MediSense.com
  • Precision Xtra User’s Guide (ART06986 Rev. B 8/05)

NovaMax

Lancing Devices and Lancets

MultiClix

Tiny Boy

Emergency Supplies

Glucagon Emergency Kit (Lilly)

  • Tutorial for treatment of severe hypoglycemia
  • Patient Assistance Program: Lilly Cares 1-800-545-6962

Insulin: Quick Acting

Humalog

NovoLog (Novo Nordisk)

Apidra

Insulin: Long Acting

Lantus (Sanofi Aventis)

Treating Lows

GlucoLift

  • Review: I like them because they have no artificial flavors or colors.

Accessories & Gear

Custom 3D Bands: Silicone “diabetic” bracelets

  • Review: Read why I like these for sports and swimming.
  • Discount: Buy three and get one free when you mention D-Mom Blog in the notes when ordering.

Lauren’s Hope: Medical ID bracelets

Pump Wear: Diabetes cases and accessories for kids and adults, insulin pump cases

  • Review: We ordered custom walk shirts for the kids on our team.
  • Discount: D-Mom Blog readers will receive a 5% discount from Pump Wear when they enter the coupon code “dmom.”
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1 annie June 26, 2010 at 9:00 pm

I got my son some waterproof velcro i.d. bracelets from Vital I.D. they’re really affordable and come in cool prints/colors. My 4 year old son thinks they’re really cool and I’m thinking they’ll be pretty durable.

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