Anthony James, singing the praises of Designer Sascha Morawetz's beautifully sleek new tools for tracking and treating diabetes, writing in the All Archive website, says it best: "These are sweet gadgets NOT to die for..."

According to James, "Aside from the constant life-threatening condition, seriously restricted diets and painful monitoring of glucose levels in their blood, diabetics often have to suffer the indignity of carrying around some seriously ugly industrial design."

No more. Taking monitoring and treatment systems into his own hands, Sascha Morawetz created a pair of diabetic tools that alleviate some of the pain and shame. His inhaler, dubbed the NINOS AS, generates an insulin aerosol, replacing the common insulin pen. A special thread allows the exact adjustment of the insulin dose. Incorporating a bloodless glucose measurement system, the NINOS GL, can also be used as a diary, collecting statistics for optimizing therapy. The GL, according to comments, looks remarkably like a mobile phone. Quips Mr. James, "The next time your date offends you by 'texting' at the dinner table, he or she might just be saving a life...their own."

According to Morawetz, "Diabetics continue to complain about the lack of visual design and ergonomic considerations put into the hundreds of devices available on the market. Looking back (on previous decades) makes one want to cry."

At first glance, the inhaler looks like a fashion product, perhaps a high-priced lipstick or pricey pen. The glucose monitor is about the size of a playing card and thinner than any cellphone. It's matte finish and shimmery silver trim looks elegant enough to place next to a dinner plate, and, health issues aside, could easily be mistaken for a vintage cigarette case.

The NINOS tools are being touted by the Canadian company, Yanko Design, a web magazine, based in Vancouver, BC, edicated to introducing the best modern international design, ranging from industrial design, concepts, technology, interior design, architecture, exhibition, fashion--and, sometimes, medical.

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