Terumo announced today that the Japanese medical insurance system expanded reimbursement coverage for the Dexcom G6 CGM. Japan’s medical insurance system introduced a new category titled “C150.” It makes a wider range of people with diabetes eligible to receive reimbursement for the Dexcom G6 continuous glucose monitor (CGM) in Japan. Dexcom develops and manufactures the […]
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Data supports digital diabetes program from Carbon Health
Carbon Health today announced patient data from its digital diabetes program, highlighting improved outcomes. San Francisco-based Carbon Health designed its endocrinologist-led platform to integrate with primary care. A certified team of diabetes educators supports the completely virtual platform. It offers accessibility to patients with no waiting or travel time involved. Carbon Health’s electronic health record […]
Ypsomed, CamDiab launch first automated insulin dosing system with Abbott FreeStyle Libre 3
Ypsomed announced that its mylife Loop now has authorization to work with the Abbott FreeStyle Libre 3 sensor in Germany. The Ypsomed mylife YpsoPump combines with the CamDiab mylife CamAPS FX algorithm and FreeStyle Libre 3. Together, they form an intelligent and automated insulin delivery (AID) system for people with type 1 diabetes. Users can […]
Abbott FreeStyle LibreLink app now pairs with Novo Nordisk insulin pens in UK
Novo Nordisk (NYSE:NVO) announced that users of the Abbott (NYSE:ABT) FreeStyle LibreLink app can connect to its smart insulin pens. People living with diabetes in the United Kingdom can connect the app to the Novo Nordisk smart, connected pens. Users of the Abbott FreeStyle LibreLink app with FreeStyle Libre glucose sensing technology can see a […]
Pear Therapeutics posts mixed bag Q3, cuts 22% of workforce
Pear Therapeutics (Nasdaq:PEAR) stock is down today — a day after it reported mixed third-quarter results. The Boston-based prescription digital therapeutic (PDT) developer also announced a large set of layoffs yesterday evening. The new layoffs follow a previous workforce reduction announced over the summer. Shares of PEAR were down more than 3% at $2.44 apiece […]
Study supports Tandem t:slim X2 insulin pump for type 2 diabetes
Tandem Diabetes Care (Nasdaq:TNDM) announced that a study of adults with type 2 diabetes supported its automated insulin delivery system. The study evaluated adults with type 2 diabetes using the t:slim X2 insulin pump with Control-IQ technology. Patients achieved improvement in all clinical endpoints with the technology, which currently does not hold approval for type […]
Insulet stock rises on Street-beating Q3, raised sales guidance
Insulet (Nasdaq:PODD) shares ticked up after hours today on third-quarter results that came in ahead of the consensus forecast. Shares of PODD rose 8.1% at $276 apiece after the market closed today. MassDevice’s MedTech 100 Index — which includes stocks of the world’s largest medical device companies — finished the day down 3.8%. The Acton, […]
Ascensia, Senseonics partner with Nurse Practitioner Group on CGM insertion options
Senseonics (NYSE:SENS) and Ascensia Diabetes Care launched a collaboration with the Nurse Practitioner Group (NPG) today. NPG offers multidisciplinary health services and medical staffing solutions. The collaboration aims to broaden access to the Eversense E3 continuous glucose monitor (CGM) system. Senseonics developed Eversense E3 and Ascensia distributes the system as the company’s partner. The collaboration […]
Ascensia launches online diabetes management, analytics platform in U.S.
Ascensia Diabetes Care announced today that it launched its online diabetes management and analytics platform in the U.S. Parsippany, New Jersey-based Ascensia now offers GlucoContro.online in more than 15 countries around the world. It plans for further expansion, too. GlucoContro.online supports diabetes management, according to a news release. It enables data-driven care for people using […]
Health Canada licenses Medtronic next-gen MiniMed 780G insulin pump
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) Canada announced today that Health Canada granted a license to its MiniMed 780G automated insulin delivery system. The company designed its MiniMed 780G advanced hybrid closed-loop insulin pump system to automatically adjust and correct sugars every five minutes. According to Medtronic, it marks the first and only insulin pump system in Canada to […]