Ascensia Diabetes Care and Quattro Folia said today that the companies are partnering to combine Ascensia’s Contour Next One blood glucose monitoring system and Quattro Folia’s Balansio mobile insulin management app. According to the deal, the Contour Next One meter will connect via Bluetooth to the Balansio mobile app and deliver blood glucose readings to […]
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Study: Sanofi’s diabetes drug brings earlier blood sugar control than insulin glargine
A post-hoc analysis of two late-stage trials of Sanofi‘s (NYSE:SNY) Soliqua insulin glargine and lixisenatide injection showed that it provides blood sugar control earlier and in more adults than just insulin glargine, the company reported. The analysis was presented today at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes in Portugal. Researchers reviewed data from […]
Medtronic recalls insulin infusion sets
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said today that it’s recalling some of the infusion sets used with its insulin pumps due to problems with a discontinued component. The Fridley, Minn.-based medical device titan said the problem involves a vent membrane that’s susceptible to blockage during priming and fill-tubing. No pumps or glucose sensors are affected by the recall, Medtronic […]
DarioHealth launches CGM mobile app for certain Android devices
Digital health company DarioHealth (NSDQ:DRIO) this week launched its Dario app in Google Play’s U.S. app store, making it available for certain Android devices. The mobile app accompanies DarioHealth’s blood glucose monitoring system, which connects via a headphone jack to turn a mobile device into a glucose monitor, according to the company. “We are very excited to […]
Tandem Diabetes Care shareholders approve reverse split
Tandem Diabetes Care (NSDQ:TNDM) shareholders met yesterday and approved a proposal to effect a reverse stock split at a ratio between 1-for-8 and 1-for-12, according to a regulatory document. In a statement filed with the SEC in July, the San Diego, Calif.-based company told shareholders that it believed a reverse stock split would help Tandem keep […]
Dexcom partners with Fitbit for glucose-monitoring tech
Dexcom (NSDQ:DXCM) and Fitbit (NYSE:FIT) have partnered to develop and market continuous glucose monitoring technology for people with diabetes, the companies announced today. The companies plan to integrate Dexcom’s CGM data with Fitbit’s new smartwatch, the Fitbit Ionic, so CGM users on Android or iOS devices can see their activity and glucose levels on their […]
Nordisk settles DOJ’s Victoza marketing suit for $59m
Novo Nordisk (NYSE:NVO) said yesterday afternoon that it inked a $58.7 million deal with the U.S. Dept. of Justice to settle an investigation into the company’s marketing practices for Victoza – its Type II diabetes drug. The agreement settles eight different lawsuits alleging that the drugmaker misled doctors by dressing salespeople as medical educators, paying physicians […]
Sanofi wins tentative FDA nod for Admelog insulin lispro injection
Sanofi (NYSE:SNY) said today that the FDA granted the company tentative approval for its Admelog insulin lispro injection. The decision is based on physicochemical, non-clinical and clinical similarity to another, already-approved insulin lispro injection. The compound is contraindicated during hypoglycemia episodes and in patients with hypersensitivity to insulin lispro or one of its other ingredients, […]
Diabetes orgs send insulin, glucose meters to Texas
Thousands of people in Texas have been displaced from their homes after Hurricane Harvey landed there last week, leaving many without life-saving medication and supplies. People with diabetes are especially vulnerable, since many require daily insulin injections and regular monitoring of their blood glucose levels. In what they have described as a ‘landmark partnership’, the […]
Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre wins reimbursement in Japan
Abbott (NYSE:ABT) said today that the Ministry of Health Labor and Welfare in Japan has granted national reimbursement for the company’s FreeStyle Libre glucose monitoring system. The FreeStyle Libre system uses a small sensor worn on the back of the upper arm to measure glucose every minute in interstitial fluid through a filament inserted under […]