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Women in leadership – Sarah Lee @Kaleido
Growing up in a one-parent household, I have from a young age been aware of the importance of self-reliance. For me working is freedom and power, a key to independence which it’s really important for everyone to have regardless of gender. So I worked hard, got my degree and began my career in a graduate role at a global recruitment company and loved it. My Manager...
Better Times Ahead!
On this day, one year ago, the call was made to temporarily pull Kaleido back from the market. A decision no CEO wants to make, but one we had to. We said then that we will come back, and we meant it. Although it may sometimes seem quiet to the outside world, it has been anything but that inside our office walls (and homes). Our team has been working extremely hard...
Everything you need to know about Covid-19, diabetes and vaccinations
COVID-19 - we’ve all heard of it by now - is the disease that, caused by a coronavirus, is currently responsible for the world’s worst pandemic to occur in the last 100 years. This disease is different because its behaviour is new and unpredictable, and so is the way we combat it. Which is based on limited information, making each new move a painstaking case of...
Booze and the ‘betes
With the holidays arriving and the new year almost knocking on our doors, most of us will happily leave 2020 behind and forget all about it. But for some of us, 2020 has actually been the year of new opportunities. New babies coming into the world (either your own or from family members or friends), marriages and proposals (yes – those also still happened 😉), new...
An update about our comeback
In March, the world changed. Because of Covid-19, but also for us at ViCentra, the company behind Kaleido and for our dear Kaleido users. Ever since we’ve had to tell all our Kaleidoers to stop using their insulin pump, we’ve been working non-stop to get Kaleido back to them as soon as possible. We know it’s been hard, adjusting to a new form of insulin therapy,...
What is insulin pump therapy?
For people with diabetes, insulin can be injected via a pen or an insulin pump. An insulin pump is a device (in our case small, just 50 x 35 x 12.5mm, and 9g!) that delivers continuous fast-acting insulin over 24 hours a day, and lasts for up to three days at a time. Taking away the need for multiple daily injections, and freeing up time and headspace! The dose can...