What You Should Know: - In an effort to make blood glucose data more actionable for providers and patients alike, Rimidi, a leading clinical management platform announced its integration with the ARKRAY GLUCOCARD® Shine Connex Blood Glucose Monitoring System to Rimidi’s Platform. - The integration enables providers to manage blood-glucose control more proactively within existing workflows, thus boosting patient adherence. Blood Glucose Data Directly Embedded in EHR Diabetes is the
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Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM)
Early Use of Diabetes Technology Drives Better Patient Outcomes in Kids
A recent study from Stanford found that pediatric patients with rapid access to continuous glucose monitoring soon after a type 1 diabetes diagnosis had healthier blood sugar values than an earlier group of patients who weren’t given the monitors near the time of diagnosis. The research provides an example of how the healthcare industry is evolving to use technology: It provides more frequent touchpoints with caregivers, makes quality care available to a larger number of patients, and
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Smart Meter Launches iGlucose in 45+ Long-Term Care Facilities Nationwide
What You Should Know: - Smart Meter, the leader in cellular-connected remote patient monitoring (RPM) devices, today announced the launch of its iGlucose cellular-connected blood glucose system in more than 45 long-term care (LTC) facilities across the U.S. - iGlucose is an easy-to-use, single patient use blood glucose meter (BGM) that improves clinical efficiencies, infection control efforts and patient outcomes with real-time data immediately sent to healthcare provider portals and
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Teladoc Health, Dexcom Offers CGM-Powered Insights to People with Type 2 Diabetes
What You Should Know: - Teladoc Health and Dexcom announced an expanded partnership on a new offering measures the impact of continuous glucose monitoring and real-time health recommendations for people with Type 2 diabetes at no cost. Teladoc Health, Inc., the first and only comprehensive virtual care system, and DexCom, Inc., the leader in real-time continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), today announced that joint Livongo for Diabetes and Dexcom members will now
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4 Predictions for Diabetes Management and Technology in 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to put an unprecedented amount of strain on the entire healthcare sector, and the industry has responded by accelerating the ways innovation is developed and adopted. Health leaders have faced a generational challenge and the result has been the rapid deployment of technology to address dire patient needs. Health systems, physicians, and frontline staff pulled together in remarkable fashion to implement these emerging technologies that enhance the ways patients
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Is Glucometrics The Missing Data in the Fight Against COVID-19?
Glucometrics – the system-wide analysis of inpatient glucose data – should be of fundamental interest for hospital administrators striving to improve the outcomes of their patients. Why is this data so important? Proper glycemic control has been linked to improved outcomes and decreased length of stay time and time again across a myriad of conditions – whether it’s someone recuperating from a heart attack, battling pneumonia, or recovering from surgery. The U.S. health system lacks
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Abbott Receives CE Mark for World’s Smallest & Thinnest Glucose Sensor in Europe
What You Should Know: - Abbott has received CE Mark (European approval) for its next-generation FreeStyle Libre 3 system for people with diabetes. - FreeStyle Libre 3 is the latest advancement from Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre family of products and featuring the smallest, thinnest continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) sensor (~size of two stacked U.S. pennies) and a more environmentally sustainable system design. Abbott, the worldwide leader in continuous glucose
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Current Health, Dexcom Partner to Deliver Continuous, Remote Glucose Monitoring
What You Should Know: - Current Health has partnered with Dexcom to add continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) capabilities to its remote patient monitoring (RPM) platform – enhancing care and improving outcomes for diabetics. - Dexcom CGM data will transmit directly into the Current Health wearable and platform for review by the care management and clinical teams, improving post-discharge and chronic care of diabetes patients outside the hospital. - Through this partnership, Current
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One Drop Acquires Sano’s Continuous Glucose Sensing Platform
What You Should Know: - One Drop has acquired all the assets and intellectual property of Sano Intelligence, Inc. which include Sano's continuous glucose sensing platform. - One Drop will leverage the acquired assets, including silicon-sensing production infrastructure, to design, produce, and commercialize a painless, silicon-based continuous health sensing platform for use across multiple conditions. One Drop, a New York City-based provider of digital care solutions for people
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Abbott and Sanofi Partner to Integrate Glucose Sensing and Insulin Data
- Abbott (ABT) and Sanofi partner to integrate to developing tools that combine the FreeStyle Libre technology with Sanofi′s insulin dosing information for future smartpens, insulin titration apps and cloud software. - The integration will enable both people with diabetes and their doctors to make better-informed treatment decisions around medication, nutrition, and lifestyle.Abbott (ABT) and Sanofi, today announced they are partnering to integrate glucose sensing and insulin delivery
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