Today, Ascensia Diabetes Care has announced the launch of its upgraded version of the CONTOUR®DIABETES app in the United States. This latest version includes the new My Patterns feature, which uses innovative algorithms to more intelligently analyze blood glucose results received from the CONTOUR®NEXT ONE meter, and delivers personalized meaningful feedback to patients. This feedback is designed to help patients improve diabetes self-management and maintain positive lifestyle changs. This new
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Livongo Health Acquires Disease Prevention Startup Retrofit
Livongo Health, a consumer digital health company that is empowering people with chronic diseases to live better has acquired Retrofit, a provider of innovative weight-management and disease-prevention programs that transform lives, workplaces and communities. The acquisition provides Livongo with a proven, evidence-based, Diabetes Prevention Program, enhances its data science capabilities, and boosts expertise in holistic weight management, including nutrition, exercise and mindset."Retrofit
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Common Sensing Raises $6.6M to Scale Smart Insulin Pen Cap
Common Sensing, an evidence-based, data-driven injectable-medicine startup has raised $6.6 million in Series A funding led by Waterline Ventures. New World Health and Royal Philips with participation from Haselmeier. The Cambridge, MA-based digital health startup plans to use the funds to accelerate Common Sensing's manufacturing and commercial operations for its smart insulin pen cap solution, Gocap. The IP-protected dose monitoring solution enables patients and providers to better utilize
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Livongo Health Raises $105M for Mobile Diabetes Management, Inks Deal with Cambia Health
Livongo Health, a consumer digital health company that is empowering people with chronic diseases to live better has raised $105 million in funding led by existing investors General Catalyst and international investment company Kinnevik. Existing investors DFJ, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers , Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, Microsoft Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, Zaffre Investments, and 7wire Ventures participated in the round along with new investor Echo Health Ventures.Livongo
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Research: How Personality Affects Gamified Diabetes Self-Management
Personality differences might explain why mobile health apps for self-managing diabetes help some patients more than others, according to researchers at the University of Maryland. UMD researchers. Mobile health apps using gamified elements, like Empower by Ayogo and Fitocracy, for improving behaviors important to self-managing chronic illness are growing in popularity. However, evidence of effectiveness of mobile health apps has been mixed. Meanwhile, rates of Type 2 diabetes in older adults
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DarioHealth Awarded FDA (510K) Clearance for iPhone Smart Glucose Meter App
DarioHealth, an Israli-based global digital health company with mobile healthand big data solutions, announced today that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Pre-market Notification (510(k)) clearance for the Company's Lightning®-enabled version of the acclaimed Dario Blood Glucose Monitoring System which enables the use of the Dario app on iPhone 7, 8 and X smart mobile devices (SMD). Consumers in the U.S. market will be able to receive the same quality user
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DarioHealth Launches Blood Glucose Monitoring System on Amazon Prime
DarioHealth, a digital health company with mobile health and big data solutions has announced the launch and first sales of its Dario Blood Glucose Monitoring System on Amazon. The distribution on Amazon will strengthen DarioHealth's online retail presence, as it provides its users and potential clients with additional purchasing and shipping options, including shipping via Amazon Prime, as all fulfillment is being managed by Amazon. With over 300 million users, Amazon is one of the largest
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Solera Health Integrates WellDoc’s BlueStar Digital Therapeutic for Diabetes Management
Solera Health, an integrated benefit network, and WellDoc, a leading digital therapeutic company has announced that WellDoc’s BlueStar® digital therapeutic will join the Solera network as a diabetes management solution of choice. The integration partnership aligns both companies’ goals to improve the lives of those living with chronic diseases while enhancing clinical results and decreasing overall healthcare costs.Solera Health connects patients, payers and physicians with community
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Dario Health Expands Smart Diabetes Platform to German Market
DarioHealth, an Israli-based global digital health company with mobile health and big data solutions has announced the expansion of its smart diabetes platform to the German market. The announcement makes the smart diabetes platform commercially available in 9 countries worldwide. The Dario Blood Glucose Monitoring System combines an all-in-one compact glucose meter that connects directly to your smartphone via the Dario app to provide people with diabetes a simple and accurate way to improve
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Novo Nordisk & Glooko Launch Integrated Diabetes Management App
Novo Nordisk and Glooko has announced the launch of their new integrated diabetes management app, Cornerstones4Care (C4C app) for patients. The C4C mobile app integrates Novo Nordisk's extensive knowledge of diabetes and personalized patient support with Glooko's digital platform and data analytics expertise. Cornerstones4Care Powered by Glooko AppThe integrated app concept will initially enable people with diabetes to easily measure and track their blood glucose, activity and meals all in one
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