KIT
SNUG SUGGESTIONS
Cosyfeet has launched a range of diabeticfriendly
pure wool footwear. Soft inside,
with a seam-free toe area, these naturally
stretchy styles mould to the shape of your
foot and are ideal for people who need
to protect sensitive or vulnerable toes.
The new Scandi-style Katarina sneaker
and Anna bootee provide supreme
warmth and comfort, particularly for
anyone with swollen feet as both styles
come in a 6E width fitting as standard.
The uppers are 100% pure wool, both
also have a cushioned footbed and a
flexible rubber sole suitable for indoor or
outdoor wear. Pure wool provides the
perfect 'environment' for vulnerable feet
as it has a natural warmth, softness and
elasticity. Wool is also durable, breathable
and anti-microbial, so it prevents the
build-up of moisture and naturally resists
the growth of odour-causing bacteria.
The Katarina has a lace fastening which
allows for adjustability, available in sizes
4 to 9 in a choice of colours. They cost
£85.00 (£70.83 if you qualify for VAT relief
due to a chronic medical condition. The
Anna bootee has a touch-fastening strap,
which adjusts for a perfect fit, available in
the same sizes just in Pebble, priced at
£105.00 (£87.50 if you qualify for VAT).
Cosyfeet offers a 'no quibble money back
guarantee' and free UK returns to enable
customers to order with confidence.
Feet rubbing against shoes can create
sores for anyone, but this is especially
problematic for people with diabetes so
seam-free foot socks designed to be
diabetic-friendly are a good solution.
www.cosyfeet.com
BETTER CONNECTED NOVO PENS
Novo Nordisk is launching connected
insulin pens - NovoPen 6 and NovoPen
Echo Plus - commercially available in
early 2019, when it will also be supporting
the future integration of thse pens with
broader digital health solutions, including
Dexcom, Glooko, as well as MySugr and
Smart Pix from Roche. The intention is to
advance the solutions available for people
living with diabetes and their healthcare
professionals. Building upon its existing
work with IBM Watson Health and Glooko,
Novo Nordisk will integrate insulin-dosing
data from connected pen devices with
its partners' open ecosystems and
diabetes management solutions from
devices including CGM systems and
blood glucose meters. Beyond launching
these reusable connected pens which
use cartridges of insulin, Novo Nordisk
expects to deliver connectivity for its
disposable, pre-filled injection pens later
in 2019. Novo Nordisk brought the first
'insulin pen', the NovoPen, out in 1985.
Jazz up your Medtronic Minimed
640/670g insulin pump, your FreeStyle
Libre reader and your Libre sensor with a
high quality fun print on a vinyl 'skin'. One
of these can form a both decorative frame
and protect your screen too. The colours
are long lasting and won't fade for months,
brightening up your pump with an image
of your choice from an attractive range
designed by Berlin-based type 1 diabetic
Steffi Haack. Available from €8.75 each
skin (excluding shipping costs).
www.pepmeup.org
A SKIN THING