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April 23, 2008

ABCNews.com: Health goes high tech—Young patients, doctors use cell phones to monitor diabetes

In 2006, 14-year-old Glenn Leinart's family feared a bout with the flu was about to kill him. Within three months, "he lost 50 pounds, chugged gallons of water, and was constantly going to the bathroom," remembers his mother Della Leinart, who was pregnant with twins at the time.

December 15, 2007

AT&T Trend Report: Medicine - Kids like using cell phones to help manage their diabetes

Like children everywhere, youngsters treated by Mark Piehl, M.D., at WakeMed Health and Hospitals in Raleigh, N.C., make cell phones integral to their daily lives, using them to call friends, send text messages, play games and download music. But for these children, mobile phones are more than entertainment. They’re also the newest weapon in their fight against type 1 diabetes, which requires the kids to check their blood-sugar levels several times a day and inject themselves with insulin as needed.

Press Releases

June 23, 2008

Kerr Drug Pilots CONFIDANT® Mobile Phone-based Diabetes Management Solution

Raleigh, N.C. -- Kerr Drug will pilot a study on an innovative mobile phone-based solution for intensive diabetes management. Kerr Drug's Diabetes Education Program, recognized by the American Diabetes Association, will be enhanced by providing participants with an Abbott Freestyle Freedom glucose meter and a mobile phone equipped with the CONFIDANT® Diabetes Coach application.

Jan. 11, 2008

Charles "Bucky" Oliver elected Chairman of the Board of CONFIDANT

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- The Board of Directors of CONFIDANT, a leading developer of mobile communication solutions for chronic disease management, has elected Charles "Bucky" Oliver Chairman.

November 20, 2007

CONFIDANT Receives FDA Clearance for OTC product

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC -- CONFIDANT, a leading developer of mobile communication solutions for chronic disease management, has received FDA market clearance for Over-the-Counter sales of its chronic disease management product - CONFIDANT 2.5.

November 14, 2007

CONFIDANT Joins Blackberry ISV Alliance Program

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC -- CONFIDANT, a developer of mobile communications solutions for chronic disease management, today announced it has joined the BlackBerry ISV (Independent Software Vendor ) Alliance Program. Under the BlackBerry ISV Alliance program, CONFIDANT gains business and marketing resources and support services in enabling CONFIDANT applications to be optimized and integrated with the BlackBerry platform.