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The Diabetech® Universal Mobile Health Platform Connects Patients and Their Extended Teams for Advanced Diabetes Care Anywhere

Dallas, TX   July 16, 2008 – Diabetech today announced the availability of its highly personal and comprehensive health management device, the Diabetech® Universal Mobile Health Platform, a powerful tool for patients as well as the people who work with them. The UMHP brings diabetes management into the 21st Century (sometimes kicking and screaming) as it is only the second high-end computing platform to achieve certification in support of Diabetes HouseCall™, a new program that connects people with diabetes and their endocrinologists remotely while also equipping patients with advanced self-care tools.

“The Diabetech UMHP by itself is an advancement in computing. As part of Diabetes HouseCall, including remote connectivity to Diabetech's hosted ADMS™ (automated diabetes management system) and turn key support services, it revolutionizes the standard of care in diabetes.” says Stephen Ponder MD, CDE and the founding endocrinologist behind Diabetes HouseCall.

The UMHP offers an out of the box experience that is hard to find elsewhere. The UMHP is a powerful Linux based platform including a built-in mobile webcam for remote visits, a suite of applications for medical device connections, a productivity suite for word processing, spreadsheets, etc..., email, Internet, and remote data connectivity including transmission, analysis, reminders and report review. Finally, the UMHP includes a rich media experience for delivering diabetes related education and comes in a variety of custom colors.

Connectivity options include 3 USB2.0 ports for local vital sign device connectivity, built-in WiFi and an optional high-speed wireless bundle that includes a 3G network card and airtime. The optional 3G bundle solves the problem for patients and facilities where on premise connectivity including regular home telephones or broadband DSL/Cable are not readily available.

The UMHP is available for purchase or as a loaner including diabetes savvy technical support in the US market only. Contact the team at mygluco.com for inventory status, 3G coverage verification and pricing. While the time line for availability in the European market has not yet been finalized, the UMHP already carries the CE mark ensuring the UMHP is built with to the highest quality standards and easy access to this very important market.

“We believe the Diabetech UMHP represents the ultimate health management device. By leveraging the price/performance curve of a commercial IT platform, building in the relevant health care software and remote connectivity options and certifying it for use in the most advanced diabetes care model anywhere, the UMHP redefines the definition of what is a personal health system” stated Kevin McMahon, Diabetech's President & CEO.

For More Information
To learn more about the Diabetes HouseCall program and the UMHP, go to http://mygluco.com/diabeteshousecall. Diabetech can also be reached toll free at 877.My.Gluco or sales@diabetech.net.

About Diabetech
Diabetech is a company founded in 2002 with a charter to lead the world in the convergence of wireless and medical devices. Since then the Company has expanded its technology to support comprehensive patient-centric programs for the broad diabetes community. Diabetech's devices, diagnostic test kits and other tools for better health are available exclusively through its mygluco.com Internet community. Diabetech is a registered trademark of Diabetech, LP.