Terumo (TSE:4543) and Glooko today announced a collaboration to integrate their technologies and create new diabetes data sharing solutions. In the new technology integration, users with diabetes will be able to transfer recorded data from the Terumo Medisafe With insulin patch pump into the Glooko management platform, allowing for the visualization of insulin dosage, food […]
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9am.health partners with Ascensia to add blood glucose meter to diabetes toolkit
9am.health announced today that it now offers the Ascensia Diabetes Care Contour Next One and Contour Next products in its diabetes kit. Patients with type 2 diabetes and prediabetes can now add Ascensia’s Contour Next One blood glucose meter and Contour Next glucose test strips to a personalized treatment plan as part of the all-in-one […]
Ypsomed partners with CamDiab on smartphone-based automated insulin delivery
Ypsomed (SWX:YPSN) announced today that it partnered with CamDiab to collaborate on managing automated insulin delivery with a mobile app. The partnership aims to launch CamDiab’s CamAPS FX app for managing glucose levels via insulin pumps using an adaptive, hybrid closed-loop approach, for automated insulin delivery (AID) with Ypsomed’s MyLife YpsoPump system during the first […]
BD provides Embecta spinoff update, plans for April 1 completion
BD (NYSE:BDX) announced today that it still expects the spinoff of its diabetes business — named Embecta — to complete on April 1. Franklin Lakes, N.J.–based BD announced in May 2021 that it intended to spin off its diabetes care business as an independent, publicly-traded company during the first half of 2022, and in December 2021, it […]
Diabetes tech is off to a hot start in 2022
Diabetes tech developers have high hopes for the year ahead, some of which have already come to fruition. Change is continuous in continuous glucose monitoring (GCM), with expanded wear-times, improved accuracy and more. Meanwhile, never-ending innovation in insulin delivery is delivering wearable patches and closedloop delivery systems, making insulin management easier for people with diabetes. […]
Glooko acquires Diabnext and its digital health platform for managing diabetes
Glooko announced today that it acquired Diabnext, a developer of a digital health platform for managing diabetes and connecting to healthcare providers. Paris-based Diabnext’s mobile app tracks diabetes data so that physicians can collaborate with their patients to monitor individual patient data and provide remote care. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Palo […]
Medtronic announces recent reimbursement wins for CGMs in a number of geographies
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) announced today that reimbursement for its CGMs has been expanded or initiated across a number of countries. Earlier this month, the Ontario, Canada provincial government announced a comprehensive reimbursement program for continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) for eligible residents who have type 1 diabetes, adding to a similar program for those with type 1 […]
FDA clears Fresenius Kabi wireless Agilia Connect infusion system
Fresenius Kabi announced today that it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its wireless Agilia Connect infusion system. Lake Zurich, Illinois-based Fresenius Kabi’s Agilia Connect infusion system includes the Agilia volumetric pump and the Agilia syringe pump with Vigilant software suite-Vigilant Master Med technology. According to a news release, the two pumps are the first to […]
Stevanato Group acquires facility set to become manufacturing hub in China
Stevanato Group (NYSE:STVN) announced today that it acquired a facility in Zhangjiagang, China, for a new manufacturing plant. Piombino Dese, Italy-based Stevanato Group expects to begin renovations on the facility in the spring of 2022 as it works to expand in China with a new manufacturing hub for drug containment, drug delivery and diagnostic development. […]
Tandem Diabetes warns on some t:slim X2 insulin pumps
Tandem Diabetes Care (Nasdaq:TNDM) issued an urgent field safety notice in Europe for its t:slim X2 insulin pump with Basal-IQ technology. The notice, dated February 2022, alerts users of Tandem’s insulin pump with a software version of 6.3.0.1 that there may be a potential safety risk when using the pump within its normal specifications. Tandem’s […]