After a banner year for diabetes technology in 2022, there’s still plenty to look forward to in 2023. Throughout 2022, we saw a wide range of advancements in diabetes technology. We saw launches for next-generation technologies, exciting clinical trial results, rumored spinouts and acquisitions and more. You can read all about the biggest diabetes stories […]
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This AI-based smartphone app helps diabetes patients manage blood sugar
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) combined AI and diabetes experts to develop a smartphone app to help manage blood sugar levels. OHSU biomedical engineer Peter Jacobs and OHSU endocrinologist Dr. Leah Wilson lead this project. They plan to organize a randomized clinical trial to evaluate an enhanced app used in concert with diabetes education […]
Here’s what diabetes tech companies are doing for National Diabetes Awareness Month
As we enter November, we enter National Diabetes Awareness Month. A number of diabetes technology developers plan to mark that in a special way. Dexcom (Nasdaq:DXCM), Insulet (Nasdaq:PODD) and Embecta (Nasdaq:EMBC) all announced their plans to celebrate. Last year, a handful of companies marked the month — which includes World Diabetes Day (Nov. 14) — […]
Kennesaw State researchers aim to improve glucose monitoring with non-invasive tech
Kennesaw State University researchers developed a way to improve the glucose monitoring process for those living with diabetes. Maria Valero, an assistant professor of information technology at KSU’s College of Computing and Software Engineering (CCSE) and director of its IoT as a Service Research Group undertook the mission after watching her diabetic father use fingersticks […]
Sensoria Health and Defender launch smart boot for diabetics
Sensoria Health and Defender announced today that they launched the Foot Defender powered by Sensoria smart boot. The companies say the boot marks the world’s first smart diabetic footwear. It helps heal diabetic foot ulcers and reduces the risk of amputations for extended quality of life. In a news release, they said the solution combines […]
This robotic capsule could deliver large-protein drugs like insulin
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) developed a new drug capsule with a robotic cap for improved drug delivery. Large-protein drugs generally can’t pass through the mucus barrier that lines the digestive tract. Insulin and most other “biologic drugs” with proteins or nucleic acids thus must be injected or administered in a hospital, […]
7 innovative digital health offerings to treat diabetes
From using your smartphone to track data to reversing your diabetes altogether, these digital health technologies stand out. Advances in treatments for diabetes never stop coming. Whether that be in the form of insulin pumps or continuous glucose monitors, we’ve seen plenty. Moving away from the physical device, innovations in the digital diabetes space continue […]
Embecta stock soars on first full-quarter results after BD spinoff
Embecta (Nasdaq: EMBC) today posted third-quarter results today for the first time as a BD (NYSE: BDX) spinoff, beating the consensus forecast on Wall Street. The Parsippany, New Jersey-based diabetes technology company reported profits of $62.4 million, or $1.08 per share, on sales of $291.1 million for the three months ended June 30. RELATED: How […]
Better Therapeutics Q2 beats Street as it prepares to submit diabetes therapy for FDA review
Better Therapeutics (Nasdaq:BTTX) posted second-quarter quarter results today that beat the consensus forecast on Wall Street as it prepared to submit its first product for FDA review. Better Therapeutics has not yet generated revenue from the commercialization or sale of any product. The company went public through a special purpose acquisition company merger in October. […]
Dexcom focuses on early diabetes diagnosis as COVID links emerge
New evidence is showing that COVID-19 may increase a person’s risk of diabetes, but it could be years until we know for sure. In the meantime, Dexcom (Nasdaq:DXCM) is getting ready, VP of Global Clinical Initiatives Tomas Walker said. Walker recently spoke with Medical Design & Outsourcing to discuss the San Diego-based diabetes device developer’s proactive approach […]
