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Editorial
. 2020 May;14(3):507-512.
doi: 10.1177/1932296820904175. Epub 2020 Feb 5.

The Diabetes Technology Society Green Diabetes Initiative

David C Klonoff  1 , Lutz Heinemann  2 , Curtiss B Cook  3 , Bithika M Thompson  3 , David Kerr  4 , Julia Han  1 , Edward P Krisiunas  5
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Editorial

The Diabetes Technology Society Green Diabetes Initiative

David C Klonoff et al. J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2020 May.
No abstract available

Keywords: circular economy; diabetes; green; lifecycle; stewardship; sustainability; waste.

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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: DCK is a consultant for Abbott, Ascensia, EOFlow, Fractyl, Know, Lifecare, Novo Nordisk, Roche, and Thirdwayv. LH is a consultant for Becton Dickinson, Lifecare, Roche Diabetes Care, and Zucara. He is a shareholder of Profil Institut für Stoffwechselforschung GmbH, Neuss, Germany and Prosciento, San Diego, United States. CBC has nothing to disclose. BMT has nothing to disclose. DK is a medical advisor for Glooko and has received consultancy fees from NovoNordisk, Abbott Diabetes Care, Sanofi and research support from Lilly. JH has nothing to disclose. EPK is a consultant to CDC, Future Healthcare Systems, Stericycle, Sterigerms, Technopath, Tesalys/Spire, and USDHS.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Features of a linear economy compared to features of a circular economy.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
The new green logo for Diabetes Technology Society for 2020.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
The waste management hierarchy.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

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