#ADA2017: On Visual Learning, Standardization, Data And More Data

The 77th American Diabetes Association conference, held June 9-13 in San Diego, attracted more than 16,000 attendees from 120 countries and featured more than 2,500 presentations. Medtech Insight had its ear close to the ground at the meeting, posting Tweets on major clinical trial data updates, as well as insights on the latest trends and innovations in the field. This article rounds up the best of the Tweets and includes updates from key diabetes management players including Abbott, Medtronic, Senseonics and Dexcom.

Diabetes

The 77th annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association conference kicked off with a discussion – sponsored by one of the leading diabetes management players Abbott Diabetes Care – on the importance of visual learning, how this is changing the way people are processing and interpreting information and how it can be applied to empower diabetic patients and clinicians to take better control of their condition and to #KnowMoreLiveBetter.

The first of three speakers at the discussion was Jo Boaler, Stanford University professor and nationally recognized "Rock Star of Math." She cited studies showing that even adult brains can...

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