What You Should Know:
- Tandem Diabetes Care, an insulin delivery and diabetes technology company, today announced that its Tandem t:slim X2™ insulin pump with Control-IQ+ automated insulin delivery (AID) technology now works with Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre® 3 Plus continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) sensor.
- The company has initiated an early access program in the United States and intends to scale availability in the second half of 2025.
Expanding Patient Choice and
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Rimidi Partners with Quest Health to Improve Blood Glucose for Diabetes Patients via RPM
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- Quest Health Solutions, a national leader in diabetes care, today announced compelling results from its Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) program, developed in partnership with the digital health company Rimidi. In just two months, the Quest Health RPM Services—powered by Rimidi's EHR-integrated platform—led to an 11% improvement in average blood glucose readings among participating patients.
- The collaboration highlights the power of combining
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Glytec Secures $36M to Advance AI-Powered Diabetes Care and Inpatient Glycemic Management
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- Glytec, a provider of an AI-powered technology platform for diabetes and related conditions, secures a $36M growth investment led by Savitr Capital and Hayfin Capital Management.
- The funding will fuel the continued expansion of Glytec’s platform, including its flagship Glucommander® SaaS solution, and accelerate the development of innovative new technologies. The investment comes as healthcare systems face increasing pressure to improve inpatient
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Medtronic Rebrands Diabetes Business as “MiniMed” Ahead of Spin-Off
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- Medtronic announced that its planned New Diabetes Company will be named MiniMed. The name honors the company's roots, reflecting its original name prior to its acquisition by Medtronic in 2001 and its deep, 40-year history of transforming diabetes care worldwide.
The announcement marks a significant step in the intended separation of Medtronic's Diabetes business into a new, independent entity.
Simplify Life with Diabetes
The new MiniMed's mission is to
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Reach7 CEO Talks Reimagining Diabetes Care with Membership-Based Studio Clinics
Today’s landscape of diabetes care is fraught with challenges: it's a condition that's often misunderstood by both patients and the healthcare system, highly prevalent, financially burdensome and frequently mismanaged. To explore a new paradigm in addressing these issues, we're speaking with Chun Yong, the founder and CEO of Reach7 Diabetes Studios. Chun, a biomedical engineer from Georgia Tech with experience as a UX strategist at Coca-Cola, is applying his unique expertise to "reimagine how
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LifeMD Launches $299 Introductory Wegovy® Bundle for Self-Pay Patients in Collaboration with Novo Nordisk
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- LifeMD, Inc., a provider of virtual primary care services announced a limited-time $299 introductory bundle for new self-pay patients prescribed Wegovy® (semaglutide).
- The comprehensive package includes both the GLP-1 medication and access to LifeMD’s virtual weight management program. The initiative is part of LifeMD's collaboration with Novo Nordisk, announced last month, and leverages a recently completed integration with NovoCare® Pharmacy to offer
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Medtronic to Separate Diabetes Business into New Standalone Company
What You Should Know:
- Medtronic today announced its strategic decision to separate its Diabetes business into a new, independent, publicly traded company ("New Diabetes Company").
- The move aims to create a more focused Medtronic, with a simplified portfolio concentrated on high-margin growth markets, while simultaneously establishing a scaled, independent leader in the diabetes sector.
- The separation is expected to be completed within 18 months through a series of
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Abbott to Integrate FreeStyle Libre Glucose Data with Epic EHR
What You Should Know:
- Abbott, a provider of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) biowearable technology, has announced a landmark agreement with Epic Systems, a major provider of electronic health records (EHR).
- The first-of-its-kind collaboration for Abbott will integrate patient glucose data from its leading FreeStyle Libre CGM systems directly into Epic's EHR platform across the United States.
FreeStyle Libre Integration with Epic Aura
The integration leverages
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Sequel twiist AID System to Integrate with Senseonics Eversense 365 One-Year CGM
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- Sequel Med Tech, LLC, known for its innovative insulin delivery technology, and Senseonics Holdings, Inc., developer of long-term implantable continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems, announced a significant commercial development agreement.
- The collaboration will integrate Sequel's twiist™ Automated Insulin Delivery (AID) System, powered by Tidepool, with Senseonics' Eversense® 365 CGM system.
This partnership marks a notable advancement in diabetes
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Eli Lilly’s Oral GLP-1 Shows Positive Trial Results for Type 2 Diabetes
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- Eli Lilly and Company announced positive topline Phase 3 results from ACHIEVE-1, a study evaluating the safety and efficacy of orforglipron compared to placebo in adults with type 2 diabetes whose blood sugar was inadequately controlled through diet and exercise alone.
- Orforglipron stands out as the first oral small molecule glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist, taken without food and water restrictions, to successfully complete a Phase 3
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