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Editorial
. 2022 May;16(3):583-586.
doi: 10.1177/19322968221081888. Epub 2022 Mar 16.

Treating an Unconscious Patient With Diabetes Wearing a Device Attached to Their Body

Lutz Heinemann  1 , Kevin T Nguyen  2 , Nicole Y Xu  2 , Gregory H Gilbert  3 , David C Klonoff  4
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Editorial

Treating an Unconscious Patient With Diabetes Wearing a Device Attached to Their Body

Lutz Heinemann et al. J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2022 May.
No abstract available

Keywords: diabetes; emergency medical services; paramedics; unconscious; unidentified wearable objects; wearable devices.

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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: LH is a consultant for a number of companies that are developing novel diagnostic and therapeutic options for diabetes treatment. He is a shareholder of the Profil Institut für Stoffwechselforschung GmbH, Neuss, Germany. KTN and NYX are consultants for Abbott Diabetes Care. GHG has nothing relevant to disclose. DCK is a consultant to AI Health, Dexcom, Eli Lilly, EOFlow, Integrity, Lifecare, Medtronic, Novo, Roche Diagnostics, Rockley Photonics, and Thirdwayv.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Wearable patch pumps: (a) CeQur Simplicity, (b) Insulet Omnipod DASH, (c) Roche Diabetes Care Accu-Chek Solo, and (d) EOFlow EOPatch.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Wearable continuous glucose monitoring systems: (a) Dexcom G6, (b) Abbott Freestyle Libre 2, (c) Medtronic Guardian Sensor 3, and (d) WaveForm Cascade.
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