When a diabetes patient visits the doctor's office, chances are they will only get to have five minutes of face to face time to talk to the primary care physician about the illness. On top of that, most of the time will be spent on discussing symptoms or other possible illnesses the patient suffers from. In all a patient might get 30 to 40 seconds a visit – equaling well under 10 minutes a year to talk about diabetes management with a physician. (Medical Device Daily)

Medical devices for the military are a little bit different than those in the civilian sector. The devices need to be designed specifically for the tough demands of battlefield medicine, which include sea and air deployments of medical assets. (Medical Device Daily)