Tandem Diabetes Care (NSDQ:TNDM) announced today that it won an expanded pediatric indication from the FDA for its t:slim X2 insulin pump. The t:slim X2 with Control-IQ technology won FDA clearance for controlling Type 1 diabetes in December, which was followed by a commercial launch in the U.S. the next month. Tandem touts t:slim X2 with […]
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Abbott, Medtronic go head-to-head at ADA conference
Major medtech companies vied for the biggest news splash at this year’s annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association, announcing promising results from studies of patients who used their latest diabetes technology. The virtual 80th Annual American Diabetes Association Virtual Scientific Sessions, which runs through Tuesday, so far has featured news out of Abbott (NYSE:ABT) and Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) and several smaller […]
Bigfoot Biomedical raises $55m in Series C
Diabetes treatment tech company Bigfoot Biomedical announced today that it raised $55 million to close its Series C financing round. Abbott (NYSE:ABT) led the funding round with participation from new investor Smile Group and existing investors Quadrant Capital Advisors, Senvest Capital, Janus Henderson and Cormorant Asset Management. Get the full story at our sister site, MassDevice.
Nemaura Medical repurposes its CGM to spot coronavirus fevers
Nemaura Medical (NSDQ:NMRD) announced today that it is planning to immediately repurpose its SugarBeat continuous glucose monitor (CGM) as a continuous temperature monitor (CTM) to help diagnose fevers in potential cases of COVID-19. The Loughborough, England-based company said in a news release that its inbuilt temperature sensor is capable of continuously tracking body temperature through the […]
DHS warns on Insulet Omnipod
The U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a medical advisory to warn of vulnerabilities with the Insulet (NSDQ:PODD) Omnipod insulin management system. According to the advisory, the affected insulin pumps are designed to communicate using a wireless RF with Insulet’s personal diabetes manager device, but the RF communication protocol does not properly implement authentication or authorization. […]
Nemaura Medical enters non-binding agreements for its SugarBeat platform
Nemaura Medical (NSDQ:NMRD) announced today that it entered into multiple verbal non-binding agreements for its SugarBeat continuous glucose monitor as it seeks to secure regional and global partnerships. The Loughborough, U.K.–based company expects the agreements to lead to discussions over licensing and collaboration, but can’t guarantee that deals will be struck as planned, or at all, […]
Companion Medical wins FDA nod for InPen diabetes management system
Companion Medical announced that it won FDA clearance for its InPen bolus calculator for fixed dosing and meal estimation in diabetes management. The new bolus calculator is designed to account for the user’s current glucose level and active insulin to remove the guesswork from insulin dosing. Companion Medical touts the system as the first of […]
Insulet partners with Abbott and Dexcom on automated insulin delivery
Abbott (NYSE:ABT) and Dexcom (NSDQ:DXCM) each announced today that they are partnering with Insulet (NSDQ:PODD) to feed blood glucose monitor data into an automated insulin delivery system. For Acton, Mass.–based Insulet, the agreements are a boost for its next-generation Omnipod Horizon automated insulin delivery system, which is presently an investigational device in the United States. The idea of an “artificial […]
Medtronic adds AI-fueled Klue to its diabetes management lineup
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said today it has completed the acquisition of Klue, a San Jose, Calif.-based software company that tracks people’s eating in real-time and analyzes it with artificial intelligence (AI) to help control diabetes. Medtronic plans to incorporate Klue’s technology into its Personalized Closed Loop (PCL) insulin pump system, which won FDA breakthrough device designation […]
Dexcom CEO apologizes for remote monitoring outage
Dexcom (NSDQ:DXCM) CEO Kevin Sayer publicly apologized on Friday for an outage over Thanksgiving weekend that cut off users’ ability to share glucose monitoring data with caregivers and loved ones. The Dexcom Follow app normally allows users of the company’s G6 continuous glucose monitor to share that data with up to 10 people, according to the […]