We are excited to announce that Sugarmate will be joining the Tandem family! Sugarmate, the developer of a popular app that visualizes diabetes therapy data in innovative ways, allows users to log health and nutrition information, and can provide notifications and alerts to users, their family and their caregivers. This acquisition is in line with Tandem’s mission to improve the lives of people with diabetes.

This profile features Kate Beaulieu, a 15-year-old who is already making a difference. Kate has lived with diabetes for 3 years. She resides with her family in Ottawa, Canada. Soon after her diagnosis Kate founded Sugardrop Sweetwear, a line of diabetes awareness clothing and jewelry.

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) 80th Scientific Sessions: A Virtual Experience will take place from June 12-16, 2020. If you are planning on attending this virtual conference, here are sessions featuring updates on our technology that you can enjoy from the comfort of your own home.

We’ve learned that the wearability of the t:slim X2™ insulin pump is extremely important to our customers. The Accessories page on our website is frequently visited, driving this point home! We're excited to share that you now have the option to protect your t:slim X2 pump with a soft silicone cover from our partner, Sugar Medical: Diabetes Accessories, and the replacement clip with grip for the t:case is now available!

We work hard at Tandem to support diversity and inclusion in our workforce and to encourage an environment where everyone feels comfortable being themselves, but we know this work is never finished.

Tandem has made advancing technology for users a priority by offering downloadable remote software updates. Those updates, paired with remote demonstration tools, have helped clinical pump trainers activate in response to this pressing need. In this part of this two-part article, several of Tandem's Clinical Diabetes Specialists share their best practices for delivering virtual training and support.

We are excited to share that we been named a top workplace in Idaho by The Best Places to Work in Idaho Awards. During the live virtual awards ceremony on May 7, Tandem was awarded 6th place in the category Micro-Employers.

For many of the #T1D moms out there, diabetes and motherhood go hand in hand, but Kerri Sparling says, “Diabetes doesn’t influence the way I mom.” We respect the determination and strength of all the #T1D moms in the community. Read more about Kerri's experience being a mom with diabetes. Can you relate to her story?

Stay safe and stay in touch with your healthcare provider by remotely sharing your Tandem pump data by following these steps.

Every day, Tandem pump users are doing their part to reduce, reuse, and recycle. As the only rechargeable insulin pumps on the market, Tandem insulin pumps have kept an estimated 6.3 million disposable batteries out of landfills since becoming available in 2012. We’re proud to do our small part to help reduce the number of disposable batteries going into our landfills.

At Tandem Diabetes Care, nearly 100 Clinical Diabetes Specialists are also rapidly adjusting to conducting all, not just some of their training, on the t:slim X2 pump system virtually. Tandem has made advancing technology for users a priority by offering downloadable remote software updates. Those updates, paired with remote demonstration tools, have helped their clinical pump trainers activate in response to this pressing need. In this article, several of our Clinical Diabetes Specialists share their best practices for delivering virtual training and support.

At Tandem we believe that if you are determined to learn, detail oriented, and passionate, then we can help support your growth on our team, while helping you to achieve your personal goals! We look a lot like the Girls in Tech Hackathon weekend. When we face a challenge, we work together to figure it out better and to come up with creative solutions. This is what lead to our cutting edge ideas that broke the mold of the diabetes industry. Learn more about some of the people behind the pump.

Recently uncovered vulnerabilities in some devices using Bluetooth® wireless technology, including continuous glucose monitors, have caused concern among insulin pump users. To reassure you that Tandem Diabetes Care® products are not affected, we’ve worked directly with our engineers to shed some light on various security measures built into each Tandem insulin pump.

For our Tandem Blog series, Making Lemonade from Lemons, we’ll profile people with diabetes (PWD) who’ve squeezed lemons from the diagnosis of diabetes and made lemonade - they exemplify this expression. This one features a family affair! Sean Oser, a family medicine physician and diabetes researcher has had type 1 diabetes (T1D) for over 30 years. Sean’s daughter, Jessica, a fraternal twin, now 17, has had T1D for over 10 years.

With recent news on the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19), many Tandem users have expressed concern about the ongoing availability of infusion sets, cartridges, and other supplies. Here’s a quick Q&A on how we’re working to protect our customers, our supply chain, and our employees.

You can initiate your request for a software update in the easy-to-use t:connect portal. Read on to learn more about the steps in the process, and general guidelines for how long each can take.

We are pleased to share that our t:slim X2™ insulin pump with Basal-IQ® technology will be used by long-distance runner Don Muchow on his #T1Determined Type 1 Diabetes Run Across America. Starting February 1, 2020, Muchow will attempt to become the fastest person with type 1 diabetes ever to run across the Continental United States.

This profile features Manny Hernandez, a person who has lived with diabetes since 2002. In 2008 Manny co-founded one of the first diabetes advocacy organization Diabetes Hands Foundation (DHF). He served as President of DHF until 2015. In May 2015, he joined Livongo, where he has held various roles, most recently, Head of Community. At the 2019 International Diabetes Federation (IDF) Congress, Manny was given the prestigious Living with Diabetes award.

We've created a series of short instructional videos to highlight some of the features of the t:slim X2 insulin pump. Check out the first videos in this series!