Glooko Cable, The summer Sequel.

There is a press release out today that Glooko and Accu-Chek can talk. Very cool news. I like to see BG data moving into collaborative channels.

Roche Diabetes Care and Glooko, Inc. join forces to provide ACCU-CHEK meter users an easy solution to download their meter readings directly into their Apple iPhone® or iPod touch.

 
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PALO ALTO, Calif. and INDIANAPOLIS, May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Glooko, Inc., makers of an innovative diabetes logbook solution, and Roche Diabetes Care, makers of ACCU-CHEK blood glucose monitoring systems, insulin pumps and information management solutions, today announced their co-promotion of the Glooko Logbook solution in the U.S.  With the introduction of the Glooko IR Adapter, ACCU-CHEK customers who prefer to manage their diabetes on their iPhone or iPod touch can now use the Glooko MeterSync Cable and the Glooko Logbook app. With the Glooko products, not only can ACCU-CHEK users download their blood glucose readings from their meter, but they can also add notes and view the information anytime, anywhere on their mobile devices to help them monitor their blood glucose values.

Source: PR Newswire (http://s.tt/1cZWd)

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http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/glooko-launches-the-glooko-ir-adapter-to-give-accu-chek-blood-glucose-meter-customers-access-to-the-glooko-logbook-solution-155668865.html 

Accu-Chek Aviva Expert - UK

Here is a fascinating little piece of diabetes gear, a meter with a bolus wizard for the MDI crowd. Hop on over the Shoot Up or Put Up for a review of a device I am fairly sure nobody in the US is talking about. I'm betting heavy on the FDA's rules is the reason why.

Anyway Tim's a good enough guy, except for the puns, so here's a link the the UK review, including the  image Tim pinched from Roche and I took from him.

FTNW: Roche Buys Medingo

OK I am late with the news but Accu-Chek buys the Solo MicroPump.

Reports are the Hope to have product to market by '12.  Word that Medingo had a buyer had been floating around for a while and yesterday Roche was publicized as the buyer.

The news was all over the internet yet somehow Mr. Asleep at the switch here missed it. In my defense I was working an a utterly ridiculous guest bit for SixUntilMe. Anyway it, the Roche/Medingo news not the silly post, was on all over the place - Business Week, Amy writes about it at the Mine today and Friend of the Blog Bernard wrote up a nice little overview of the system last August.

I think it is good news for Roche. Their Spirit pump isn't a widely used product here in the states. Europe get a snazzier version with a remote. They also get cooler Accu-Chek meters over there.  Anyway It is nice to see more competition in the pump market in general and the pump patch sub set of the market specifically. Nice to see the Solo get some marketing muscle behind it. Good to see Roche making move to be in the game. Most of all I am a big fan of more options for People with Diabetes, 'cause YDMV.