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Post by LosingMyBullishness on Feb 27, 2016 8:21:08 GMT -5
Interesting that the other reserved domains other than vdexdiabetes.com are .fr, .uk, .de. (France, UK, Germany). Bioexec, It is a standard and cheap way to secure the domain just to be on the safe side. Otherwise domainhunters block these domain for ads, etc. Often purchases as bundle. Does not mean that their roll-out to Europe is immanent. Interesting that the other reserved domains other than vdexdiabetes.com are .fr, .uk, .de. (France, UK, Germany).
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2016 8:25:39 GMT -5
will these centers loan CGM's for two to 4 weeks for some one interested as its only the sensors that would be needed? This is the best most cost effective option I have found in that regard on the market. www.gluco-wise.com/ scroll down
Its not yet in market and is probably europe based What is the current status? When will it be available to order? GlucoWise™ is currently in development and will be available to purchase once clinical trials are completed. We expect to start taking pre-orders in late 2016.
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Post by peppy on Feb 27, 2016 8:49:42 GMT -5
This is the best most cost effective option I have found in that regard on the market. www.gluco-wise.com/ scroll down
Its not yet in market and is probably europe based What is the current status? When will it be available to order? GlucoWise™ is currently in development and will be available to purchase once clinical trials are completed. We expect to start taking pre-orders in late 2016. It is really stage one of what the non invasive glucose monitoring market has been waiting for. It will be perfected. it is just going to become available. a trial partnership for both I would think would benefit both.
How does GlucoWise™ measure my blood glucose levels without taking any blood? The glucose levels are extracted by a non-invasive technique which transmits low-power radio waves through a section of the human body, such as the area between the thumb and forefinger or the earlobe. These areas have adequate blood supply and are thin enough for waves to pass through the tissue. These signals are then received by a sensor on the opposite side of the GlucoWise device, where the data about the characteristics of the blood within the flesh are collected and analysed.
It works like a pulse oximeter as near as I can tell. those have been perfected. additionally an app to transmit the data to.... download
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Post by mindovermatter on Feb 27, 2016 8:56:17 GMT -5
I've heard Vdex is trying to get slot machines and video poker into some of their locations. But, keep in mind, my sources have been wrong before. Being that these are in Jersey, has your source mentioned if a center will open up next to the BADA BING?
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Post by peppy on Feb 27, 2016 9:06:09 GMT -5
This is the best most cost effective option I have found in that regard on the market. www.gluco-wise.com/ scroll down
Its not yet in market and is probably europe based What is the current status? When will it be available to order? GlucoWise™ is currently in development and will be available to purchase once clinical trials are completed. We expect to start taking pre-orders in late 2016. I suppose the centers can have a continuous glucose monitor or two. The sensor is the disposable item. Both a chargeable item. it will be a chargeable item, as well as spirometer. www.medtronicdiabetes.com/products/continuous-glucose-monitoring
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Post by navpoon on Feb 27, 2016 10:38:44 GMT -5
These guys and gals are obviously on Afrezza/Dexcom/Lantus or Tresiba combo. Their blood sugars are within range so they are happy with life and many ailments have subsided. I want to be using Afrezza and be happy like them with their improved quality of life!
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Post by agedhippie on Feb 27, 2016 10:42:48 GMT -5
I think you over estimate the diabetics seeing endos over general practice. Doesn't matter. truce.
Agreed
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Post by agedhippie on Feb 27, 2016 10:56:56 GMT -5
Anyone with first aid knowledge can treat hypoglycemia - it's glucose gel if they can swallow (that stuff is disgusting), or a glucagon shot if they cannot. If you are insulin dependent your insurer will provide a glucagon kit for you to keep with you. Hyperglycemia is more of a problem because depending on the circumstances you may need an IV and that is where an endo making the decision is a good idea. Any doctor could do it but I have had enough bad experiences with doctors (including in hospitals) to want an endo. I am trying to figure out their market. I do not think Type 1 diabetics will use it because if it is an emergency you are either going to ER or your endo, urgent care may treat you but they are sending you to the ER at the end of it anyway so you may as well go straight in. If it is not an emergency then it's a scheduled visit and you want your endo for consistency. I could see a role for Type 2 diabetics who have been on metformin for a while and it is beginning to fail. That would be a good fit. T1 use it to get Afrezza. Sorry for my ignorance as I am not a diabetic, but I assume that T1 know their blood sugar levels inside out, better than any endo. They have been dealing with it their whole life. And T2: I assume endo's have their standard procedure with the (no offence meant) standard elderly and slightly out of shape T2. This is not about ER, this is about convincing people to adapt their lifestyle and change routines. The success rate of highly trained endos is not that brilliant. The Type 1 comment is reasonably accurate. You settle into a routine where you can predict your blood glucose levels to a reasonable degree. Generally doctors and even endos, unless they are Type 1 themselves, underestimate how unpredictable things can. There is an assumption that if there are fluctuations it is your fault. The reality is that any number of things outside food can move your numbers significantly - exercise, illness, injury, weather (literally!), other hormones, and that is before you get to the idea that the same food can effect different people in different ways. When those variations persist is when you go to an endo. The key to the whole thing is finding an endo you can work with. I got through a few before I found my current one. Half the time I see one of their CDEs because I don't need an endo. When you need one though nothing else will do!
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Post by BlueCat on Feb 27, 2016 12:27:04 GMT -5
I'm guessing that VDEX started in NJ due to business reasons - either tax, interested clinics, where the founders are, and/or proximity to Danbury. And I imagine these first few centers are good pilots. They can also pilot a nice, local ad campaign to see how well it pulls through. Then they'll know how it goes, and will have numbers that will support their efforts to approach national chains or locations in other states. BUT ON THAT NOTE: Looked at statistics in terms of the best markets. According to this data, NJ is in the middle in terms of percentage of diabetics (from 2014): stateofobesity.org/diabetes/The best bet would be to go Deep South, into those red states. Here is more information regarding diabetes (and thus the market) in NJ: www.state.nj.us/health/fhs/diabetes/documents/diabetes_in_nj.pdf(Added point: Naturally, level of health care subsidies, doctor sentiment, etc etc would all play a major part too. Those red states may also be hard to get into effectively, and a near 'orange' state that is more supportive may yield better business ultimately)
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Post by dreamboatcruise on Feb 27, 2016 14:28:09 GMT -5
This has to be geared towards the type 2 diabetics and they will teach them to just take a small cartridge before a small meal, or a large cartridge before a large meal. How does that fit with their statement... "To control any variable such as blood glucose, requires two things: the practical ability to measure that variable in real-time and the ability to affect it. Together, we will provide 'Real-Time Diabetes Management' and it is the cornerstone of our therapy." I don't disagree that a simple protocol like you suggest may be perfectly fine for T2 early in disease progression... if they can get coverage of Afrezza before going on basal. But at least the marketing level VDEX seems to imply something different.
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Post by monger on Feb 27, 2016 14:36:26 GMT -5
Interesting that the other reserved domains other than vdexdiabetes.com are .fr, .uk, .de. (France, UK, Germany). Bioexec, It is a standard and cheap way to secure the domain just to be on the safe side. Otherwise domainhunters block these domain for ads, etc. Often purchases as bundle. Does not mean that their roll-out to Europe is immanent. Valid point about snapping up related domains EXCEPT that it means expanding to other countries is actually being considered. My firm builds websites for small to mid-size companies, and not once have we ever grabbed a foreign domain. Why? Because none of my clients has ever contemplated expanding to Europe or elsewhere. So either these guys got some bad advice, which is doubtful, or they really are considering the expansion at some point, probably after the U.S. launch, if successful. Our favorite domain lookup tools don't cover foreign registrations so I wasn't able to immediately confirm these registrations, and trying vdexdiabetes.com.uk or vdexdiabetes.uk does not yield any domain parking information. Also, there are rules for registering country specific domains, so they may have had to demonstrate a presence in the UK, France, and Germany to legally obtain those registrations. Regardless, it's interesting information, but probably not immediately useful to investors.
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Post by monger on Feb 27, 2016 14:47:23 GMT -5
The work is Perfect.
At the very least the models' teeth are. It looks like an A&F ad, or maybe for a cosmetic dentistry office. Seems off for a diabetes clinic. This is probably a stock photo from Fotolia or another large image bank. It is unlikely to be from a template or theme used as the core design basis, although that's possible. Regardless, this is absolutely a poorly thought out photo for any website except a cosmetic dentistry site, because of the extraordinary toothiness of the models. This is a smile and teeth shot, period. If someone wants to research this, I'm sure the photo can be found. My professional opinion is that it was a poor choice. A similar photo without the gum baring would have been fine; it's just over the edge for this use. It also doesn't fit with comments about that area of New Jersey having a lot of older people. If that's true, there should be more variety of ages, possibly even skewing older. Since I have no idea what the target demographics are, I don't know whether the skewing to younger people is appropriate or not, but the toothiness was really glaring. But you know what? If this helps the clinics to be successful and start getting the word about Afrezza out, and selling more of it, then I don't care!
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Post by LosingMyBullishness on Feb 27, 2016 15:12:55 GMT -5
Bioexec, It is a standard and cheap way to secure the domain just to be on the safe side. Otherwise domainhunters block these domain for ads, etc. Often purchases as bundle. Does not mean that their roll-out to Europe is immanent. Valid point about snapping up related domains EXCEPT that it means expanding to other countries is actually being considered. My firm builds websites for small to mid-size companies, and not once have we ever grabbed a foreign domain. Why? Because none of my clients has ever contemplated expanding to Europe or elsewhere. So either these guys got some bad advice, which is doubtful, or they really are considering the expansion at some point, probably after the U.S. launch, if successful. Our favorite domain lookup tools don't cover foreign registrations so I wasn't able to immediately confirm these registrations, and trying vdexdiabetes.com.uk or vdexdiabetes.uk does not yield any domain parking information. Also, there are rules for registering country specific domains, so they may have had to demonstrate a presence in the UK, France, and Germany to legally obtain those registrations. Regardless, it's interesting information, but probably not immediately useful to investors. monger, it is just a suffix. If you buy it, you own it. This is the only limitation. In my experience there are no rules for registering what you call country specific domains. It is just that most U.S. citizens have no desire to buy '.fr' or '.de' domains. The standard suffix for UK is co.uk. It probably just cost them 100 bucks to obtain the .de and .fr and co.uk for 12 months. Small money for being on keeping all options. I also doubt that they really have the means to deal with the different legislations with their specific requirements for care centers (if there are allowed and established at all). In Germany I found 1 single commercial center. In the UK they are part of hospitals and as you might know, healh care is strictly organized by the NHS.
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Post by wgreystone on Feb 27, 2016 15:27:22 GMT -5
If the new treatment protocol is easy to setup and follow for each patient (which is really the case as shown by many early CGM+Afrezza users), then they really don't need ENDO on site. Only for some patients they may need to consult ENDO, and teleENDO (video conferencing with the ENDO doctor) should work in this case.
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Post by peppy on Feb 27, 2016 15:34:56 GMT -5
I could not help myself. the consensus, some where between the young white smiles and...
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