Company Profile for GlucoTec. Inc.GlucoTec, Inc. strives to improve the lives of hospital-based patients by providing healthcare professionals with integrated metabolic met·a·bol·ic adj. Of, relating to, or resulting from metabolism. Metabolic Refers to the chemical processes of an organ or organism. management systems that result in improved glycemic Glycemic The presence of glucose in the blood. Mentioned in: Cholesterol, High glycemic pertaining to the level of glucose in the blood. control and corresponding clinical and financial outcomes. This is accomplished through the use of the Glucommander which received FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. classification as a Class II medical device on June 7, 2006. The Glucommander software, installed on a touch-screen tablet computer A complete computer contained in a touch screen. Tablet computers can be specialized for only Internet use or be full-blown, general-purpose PCs with all the bells and whistles of a desktop unit. , is used to advise dosing of medications necessary to regulate hyperglycemia hyperglycemia: see diabetes. in patients with elevated blood sugars. The proprietary system learns each patient's individual sensitivity to insulin insulin, hormone secreted by the β cells of the islets of Langerhans, specific groups of cells in the pancreas. Insufficiency of insulin in the body results in diabetes. Insulin was one of the first products to be manufactured using genetic engineering. and titrates intraveneous fluids to bring blood sugars back to a pre-determined target range.
Company: GlucoTec. Inc.
Headquarters Address: 14-D Pelham Ridge Drive
Greenville, SC 29615
Main Telephone: 864-370-3297
Website: www.glucotec.com
Type of Organization: Private
Industry: Health: Medical Devices
Key Executives: CEO: Richard Grounsell
President/COO: Hank Durschlag
Marketing and Research Coordinator
Contact: Jeanne Staines
Phone: 864-370-3297
Email: jeannes@glucotec.com
Executive Coordinator
Contact: Lori LaPointe
Phone: 864-370-3297
Email: loril@glucotec.com
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