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Editorial
. 2017 Jan;11(1):3-6.
doi: 10.1177/1932296816685475. Epub 2016 Dec 20.

Bolus Calculator Safety Mandates a Need for Standards

John Walsh  1 , Guido Freckmann  2 , Ruth Roberts  3 , Lutz Heinemann  4
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Editorial

Bolus Calculator Safety Mandates a Need for Standards

John Walsh et al. J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2017 Jan.
No abstract available

Keywords: bolus calculators; insulin pumps; insulin stacking; insulin therapy; prandial insulin; pump settings.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared the following potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: JW is a consultant for a number of companies developing insulin pumps, bolus calculators, and infusion sets. He is employed by Advanced Metabolic Care and Research, which conducts numerous studies in diabetes devices, AP systems, medications, infusion sets, and insulins. GF is general manager of the IDT (Institut für Diabetes-Technologie Forschungs- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH an der Universität Ulm, Ulm, Germany), which carries out clinical studies on the evaluation of BG meters and medical devices for diabetes therapy on its own initiative and on behalf of various companies. RR has no conflicts to declare. LH hold shares in the Profil Institute for Metabolic Research, Neuss, Germany, and the Profil Institute for Clinical Research, San Diego, USA. He is consultant for a range of companies that develop new diagnostic and therapeutic options for the treatment of diabetes.

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