Kenyan long-distance runner Eliud Kipchoge is using a glucose sensor modeled after Abbott Laboratories’ FreeStyle Libre glucose monitor to optimize his training regimen. The sensor, known as the Libre Sense Glucose Sport Biosensor, is the first device intended to help athletes track blood sugar rather than people with diabetes. Kipchoge, who set a world record […]
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Dexcom promotes Jereme Sylvain to CFO
Dexcom (NASDAQ: DXCM) announced today that it has promoted Jereme Sylvain to become a new EVP and CFO at the continuous glucose monitoring company. Sylvain — who joined Dexcom in 2018 and was most recently SVP of finance and chief accounting officer — will report to COO Quentin Blackford. Previously, Blackford had been serving as […]
How continuous glucose monitors have transformed the diabetes landscape
Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) are among the most potent diabetes management tools to emerge in recent decades. FDA approved the first professional CGM in 1999, and the technology has evolved swiftly since then. Current models beam data via Bluetooth to smartphones (plus the Apple Watch) and the cloud, enabling patients to explore their blood glucose […]
