Dexcom (NSDQ:DXCM) is warning European customers who have failed to updated the G6 iOS app for their G6 continuous glucose monitor that they may not receive scheduled alerts of high or low blood sugar. Failure to update to version 1.5.4 of the app may cause alarms and alerts from the G6 continuous glucose monitor to […]
Patient Monitoring
Log Pharma Packaging launches smart packaging
Log Pharma Packaging said today that it is launching its ActiveGuard Connect smart packaging solutions. ActiveGuard Connect is designed to address the lack of patient adherence to prescription medicine or supplementation of nutraceuticals. It is comprised of an integrated desiccant chamber designed to link and synchronize with a patient’s smartphone. The smart packaging product enables […]
LifeScan inks deal to broker institutional sales for OneTouch Reveal Plus
LifeScan said yesterday that it entered into an agreement with Willis Towers Watson to expand the commercialization of its OneTouch Reveal Plus digital diabetes therapy system. The companies hope the collaboration will see LifeScan and Willis Towers Watson combine to support self-insured employers in helping their employees and dependents manage diabetes. The OneTouch Reveal Plus […]
Ambrosia app links Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre with Fitbit wearable
Ambrosia Systems said today that it launched its LinkBlueCon application on the Fitbit and Abbott (NYSE:ABT) FreeStyle Libre smartwatch platforms for glucose monitoring. San Fransisco-based Ambrosia’s LinkBlueCon app is designed to monitor glucose levels and receive notifications when glucose readings are outside the target range, all without the need to go to a clinic. Ambrosia said […]
Eitan Group inks Canadian distribution deal for Sapphire infusion pumps
Eitan Group today announced it signed a distribution agreement with Canadian Hospital Specialities to distribute its Sapphire infusion pumps in Canada. Through the agreement, Canadian Hospital Specialties will supply and support Israel-based Eitan Group’s Sapphire infusion pumps to hospitals and alternate site customers in Canada. “CHS works to introduce the most advanced medical technology to […]
Abbott, Medtronic ink diabetes pacts with Sanofi, Novo Nordisk
Abbott (NYSE:ABT) and Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) today announced separate data-sharing deals for digital diabetes management solutions. Abbott is partnering with Sanofi (NYSE:SNY) to integrate glucose sensing and insulin delivery to help people manage their diabetes. The two companies plan to develop tools to combine Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre technology with insulin dosing information for smart pens, insulin titration apps and […]
Abbott wins FreeStyle Libre reimbursement in Ontario, Quebec
Abbott (NYSE:ABT) said today that it has won public reimbursement in Ontario and Quebec for its FreeStyle Libre sensor-based glucose monitoring system — the first of its kind listed by any provincial health plan in Canada. FreeStyle Libre is designed to monitor glucose levels with a small sensor on the back of the upper arm […]
How the Eitan Group aims to disrupt the infusion pump industry
Privately held Eitan Group wants to bring more infusion pumps into people’s homes. Can it compete against the established players? Officials at the Eitan Group want to disrupt the infusion pump market by selling devices that are more connected and software-based — able to be used not only in hospitals but in the home. Eitan is […]
Dance Biopharm, DarioHealth partner up on smart inhaler
Dance Biopharm said today that it has partnered with DarioHealth (NSDQ:DRIO) to integrate Dance’s smart inhaler into DarioHealth’s digital therapeutics program. Durham, N.C.-based Dance Biopharm’s smart inhaler includes vibrating mesh designed to create a soft mist that improves medication coverage in the lung. In clinical trials, the device delivered insulin in mist form with a faster […]
Bigfoot Biomedical inks deal with Pittsburgh health system
Bigfoot Biomedical today announced an agreement with Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network (AHN) to further develop Bigfoot’s Unity investigational insulin delivery wireless platform. The diabetes startup described Unity as a first-in-kind, data-driven solution for optimizing insulin dosing and delivery. Bigfoot will work alongside AHN endocrinologists and primary care doctors to refine Unity’s clinical workflow features. “We understand […]