Abstract: An apparatus for providing therapeutically effective mixtures of buffered lidocaine (with and without epinephrine) while simultaneously increasing the shelf life, having a two-chambered medicine vial, in which one chamber isolates up to 20 ml of a lidocaine solution (1% with or without epinephrine) and the other chamber isolates up to 2 ml of sodium bicarbonate (8.4%), with a fracturable wall therebetween such that the wall is fractured by bending or twisting, for mixing the lidocaine and sodium bicarbonate to create a buffered lidocaine for administration in therapeutically effective amounts, and further comprising stopper means, like a rubber stopper, for the insertion of a syringe for extraction of the mixture for administration. Also shown is a method for isolating the components for shelf life and providing mixing for an effective composition.

Abstract: A device for determining glucose levels in a patient having a CPU for receipt and analysis of data; a glucose tester means for testing the amount of glucose in the patient at the point of the test, providing the same information to the CPU, and the CPU for determining the amount; a database for storing glucose data linked to the patient; a display for displaying glucose levels and interfacing with the patient; and a voice processor for processing the glucose level and synthesizing an auditory output that conforms with the glucose level and optionally includes further instructions as determined by a physician and the CPU after analysis of the amount of glucose. The device further provides for data acquisition via the voice processing and/or keyboard for acquiring the following data concurrently with the glucose level then tested: (1) dietary consumption; (2) exercise; (3) medical information (size, BMI, other conditions, other medications, etc.); (4) comments and instructions.