All of us can use a little help in managing the complexities of our diabetes. The very young and the very old sometimes need a lot.
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GlucoMON is the Swiss Army Knife of Diabetes Tele-Care
Steve Ponder MD, CDE
Thursday, March 06, 2008 at 11:45 PM
David:
I appreciate your excellent piece on GMON. I use it actively in my pediatric endocrinology practice. We have over 50 deployed so far, including rural and metropolitan households, schools, and even residential homes for children. My families really enjoy the ease and simplicity of getting their data to me as you point out. I also use the GlucoDYNAMIX Day over Day logsheet as a great pattern management teaching tool. I communicate changes with families through e-mail or even text messaging if they lack a PC. Also, since 2007 we've made GMON an integral part of Diabetes HouseCall, a new program which allows me to perform half hour video visits with established patients in the comfort of their homes. Since the patients can live up to 800 miles from my office, the savings to the patients are incredible and so far each family and child could not be happier with the format. The GlucoMON is a key part of that program. I'm so glad you've shined a light on this multi-faceted diabetes self management tool.
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