BIKO - BICO Subsidiary, Diasensor.com, Launches Telemedicine Service For People
With Diabetes
PITTSBURGH, Mar 12, 2001 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- BICO, Inc. (OTC Bulletin
Board: BIKO) subsidiary, Diasensor.com, Inc., announced today that it has
launched DataCONN(SM), an on-line telemedicine service for use by people with
diabetes who monitor blood glucose levels using an invasive meter. Professional
caregivers who make treatment decisions for their diabetic patients based on
invasive meter readings can also use DataCONN.
Using the Internet (www.diasensor.com) or a touchtone telephone, DataCONN
affords subscribers a method to easily record glucose measurements in a secure,
centralized database maintained by Diasensor.com. Both patients and their
caregivers can conveniently access the information at the password- protected
website. The enhanced display and graphical analysis of the glucose measurements
provide the patient and physician with improved visibility of glucose trends and
patterns, and of the effectiveness of the patient's current therapy.
Physicians will now be able to view diabetic patient data and make treatment
decisions at their leisure, not just during office visits every two or three
months. DataCONN additionally provides the physician an electronic record of the
patient's progress over time.
During the initial launch period, subscribers can take advantage of a 30-day
free trial of the DataCONN service to become familiar with its benefits.
Individuals may subscribe to the service from the company's website,
www.diasensor.com. The charge to the patient for a full year's subscription is
only $59.
BICO, Incorporated has its corporate offices in Pittsburgh, PA and is primarily
involved in developing and marketing environmental and medical solutions.
Subsidiary Diasensor.com, Inc., also located in Pittsburgh, concentrates on
improvements to the quality of life for people with diabetes through its
Diasensor(R) Noninvasive Glucose Monitor, funding of research for a cure for
diabetes and a new insulin, and its DataCONN(SM) telemedicine service.
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