This case study and related teaching note address the progression toward commercialization of a computer software invention by a serial entrepreneur. This case study (along with the teaching note) will be appropriate for use in executive training, for graduate students and/or for undergraduates. This entrepreneurial business facilitator with the opportunity to address elements of a successful/unsuccessful business development along a variety of business disciplines

Question 11 What does BM mean in relation to blood sugar monitoring? Question 12 What is the role of urine examination in diabetic control? Question 13 Diabetes and diet: could the authors of my favourite medical text please advise whether or not it is acceptable to have controlled quantities of refined sugar, providing the total calorie intake is kept under control? Question 14 Do non-obese patients with impaired fasting glucose, i.e. a glucose level of 6.1-6.9 mmol/L, need drug treatment with biguanides if lifestyle modifications fail to normalize? Question 15 Do non-obese patients with impaired glucose tolerance (but not fulfilling the criteria for diabetes mellitus) need drug treatment with biguanides if lifestyle modifications fail to normalize their post-prandial blood glucose measurements? Question 16 It is the Muslim month of fasting currently. I would be grateful if you could advise on how to adjust the insulin regimen of a type 1 diabetic patient, for example a 21-year-old girl who is on subcutaneous Actrapid (short-acting soluble insulin) 22 units t.d.s. Question 17 I would like to know more about the use of the glitazone group in type 2 diabetes: its action, side-effects, precautions taken on using them. Question 18 In a patient receiving oral antidiabetics, should the drug be administered just after taking the blood sample for fasting blood glucose level (and before a meal), or just prior to the sample being taken? Question 19 What oral antidiabetics are safe in pregnancy? Question 20 Is it necessary to put all type 2 diabetics on aspirin?