The clearinghouse, established in 1978, provides information about diabetes to diabetics and their families, professionals and the public. The NDIC produces some materials on its own, and carries other materials it has found accurate and accessible to the public. THE WAY German manufacturer Boehringer Mannheim is in the process of testing an unusual new blood glucose monitor. It clips to the belt like an insulin pump, and connects to the body through a catheter. It provides continuous readings, and stores readings by the hour and day.
Alarms warn the user of excessive high or low readings.
Presently in clinicals, this product, the Komo System, is not expected to reach market before the year 2000. Its price is unknown. Stay tuned for further information. This can, of course, do radical and unexpected things to your control. Talk to your doctor about insulin mixing.