Dexcom (NYSE:DXCM) announced today that Garmin introduced its Dexcom Connect IQ apps on its smartwatch and cycling computer. Garmin today launched the apps to provide people using the Dexcom G7 continuous glucose monitor (CGM) with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes a way to quickly see glucose levels and trends, even while working out. Apps […]
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Dexcom beats Street — but remains coy on U.S. G7 launch
Dexcom (NSDQ:DXCM) shares are up more than 13% today — a day after Q2 results that topped the consensus forecast. The San Diego-based continuous glucose monitor developer also announced continued clinical and regulatory progress with its next-gen G7, though the timing of a U.S. G7 release is still an open question. Dexcom posted profits of […]
Dexcom CEO Kevin Sayer says G7 will be ‘wonderful’
As we enter what may be the “new normal,” Dexcom’s CEO bets the company can pave the way in continuous glucose monitoring. Dexcom (NSDQ:DXCM), like any company seeking to innovate, remains in a state of perpetual forward motion. That’s the way chair, president & CEO Kevin Sayer views it, anyway. As the company looks toward […]
FDA clears Dexcom Partner Web APIs
Dexcom (NSDQ:DXCM) announced today that it received FDA clearance for its Dexcom Partner Web application programming interfaces (APIs). The San Diego-based company’s Dexcom Partner Web APIs enable invited third-party developers to integrate real-time continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) data into their digital health apps and devices. Dexcom’s CGM data can be integrated into third-party apps and […]
Dexcom touts CGM studies, shares data on next-gen G7
Dexcom (NSDQ:DXCM) today shared results from two studies of continuous glucose monitors, including its next-generation G7 CGM. San Diego-based Dexcom presented the studies during the 14th International Conference on Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes (ATTD). The first study, the Mobile study, published in JAMA, observed 175 ethnically and socioeconomically diverse adults (30 years old […]
Study shows CGMs better at controlling blood sugar in type 2 diabetes
Kaiser Permanente is touting a study demonstrating that using continuous glucose monitors offers better blood sugar control for patients with type 2 diabetes. The study found that patients with insulin-treated type 2 diabetes using continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) typically had better blood sugar control and fewer visits to the emergency room for hypoglycemia. The study […]
Lilly partners with four companies on insulin pen tech
Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY) today announced deals with four companies whose diabetes management tech will work with Lilly’s latest insulin pen. The Tempo Pen is a modified version of Lilly’s existing prefilled, disposable insulin pen to which the Tempo Smart Button — in late-stage development – attaches. Through these new agreements, the Tempo Smart Button will […]
Dexcom dips after hours despite Street-beating Q1, raised guidance
Dexcom (NSDQ:DXCM) shares took a hit after hours today despite first-quarter results that beat the consensus forecast. DXCM shares were down -5.2% at $400 per share after hours. MassDevice’s MedTech 100 Index — which includes stocks of the world’s largest medical device companies — was down -0.8%. The San Diego-based glucose monitoring technology developer posted […]
Welldoc, Dexcom expand diabetes management tech partnership
Welldoc announced today that it will offer its BlueStar digital health solution with Dexcom’s G6 CGM system as a single platform. Columbia, Md.-based Welldoc’s FDA-cleared BlueStar system offers guidance to individuals through the self-management of diabetes, while Dexcom’s G6 continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system measures glucose levels just beneath the skin’s surface and wirelessly transmits […]
How 5G could affect medtech
The latest standard of broadband technology continues to make waves in 2021. But what about medtech? Cellphone using 5G (Imagy by Frederik Lipfert on Unsplash) Wireless tech companies such as Qualcomm are predicting download speeds as high as 10 gigabits per second as next-generation 5G cellular networks roll out worldwide. The open question in medtech is […]
