The Disease We’re Getting Wrong
Radio Motherboard talks to producer Elliot Kirschner about The New Face of Diabetes. Continue reading The Disease We’re Getting Wrong
Tag Archives: Diabetes
Our insulin pumps could be hacked, warns Johnson & Johnson
The Animas OneTouch Ping insulin pump contains vulnerabilities that could be exploited by a malicious attacker to remotely trigger an insulin injection.
Read more in my article on the We Live Security blog.
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Hackaday Prize Entry: Reverse Engineering Blood Glucose Monitors
Blood glucose monitors are pretty ubiquitous today. For most people with diabetes, these cheap and reliable sensors are their primary means of managing their blood sugar. But what is the enterprising diabetic hacker to do if he wakes up and realizes, with horror, that a primary aspect of his daily routine doesn’t involve an Arduino?
Rather than succumb to an Arduino-less reality, he can hopefully use the shield [M. Bindhammer] is working on to take his glucose measurement into his own hands.
[Bindhammer]’s initial work is based around the popular one-touch brand of strips. These are the cheapest, use very …read more
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Tanzania’s Next Epidemic? Obesity
Anti-malaria efforts have help curb the threat, but non-communicable diseases are on the rise. Continue reading Tanzania’s Next Epidemic? Obesity
This Diabetes Activist Hacked her Medical Device and Made an Artificial Pancreas
Activists are hacking medical devices to free the data. Continue reading This Diabetes Activist Hacked her Medical Device and Made an Artificial Pancreas