Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) announced today that it received FDA clearance for its new InPen insulin delivery system application. The app features missed meal dose detection and paves the way for the launch of the company’s smart multiple daily injection (MDI) system. That system includes the recently FDA-cleared next-generation Simplera continuous glucose monitor (CGM). Medtronic’s smart MDI […]
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Insulet Omnipod 5 is now compatible with Abbott FreeStyle Libre 2 Plus in the U.S.
Insulet (Nasdaq:PODD) today announced compatibility between its Omnipod 5 insulin pump and the Abbott (NYSE:ABT) FreeStyle Libre 2 Plus CGM in the U.S. The company says this latest integration makes Omnipod 5 the most connected tubeless automated insulin delivery system in the U.S. Compatibility in the U.S. comes about eight months after the company integrated […]
Medtronic to submit MiniMed 780G to FDA for type 2 diabetes in 2025, updates on patch pump
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) has plans to submit its MiniMed 780G for an expanded indication from the FDA for type 2 diabetes in the near future. On the company’s second-quarter earnings call, Que Dallara, EVP and president of Medtronic Diabetes outlined the progress on that front. “We’ve finished enrollment [in a study of MiniMed 780G for type 2 […]
Abbott opens new FreeStyle Libre manufacturing plant in Ireland
Abbott (NYSE:ABT) announced today that it officially opened a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Kilkenny, Ireland. The site serves as a global manufacturing center of excellence for Abbott’s Diabetes Care business. The company expects it to employ more than 800 people. Abbott announced its plans for the €440 million million investment in Ireland in August […]
The biggest diabetes tech stories of the year so far
On World Diabetes Day, it’s worth taking a look back at the last 10.5 months in the diabetes technology space. The date, which marks the birth date of the inventor of insulin, brings out all sorts of initiatives from various companies involved in innovating these technologies (read about those HERE). Those companies have contributed to […]
Ascensia Diabetes Care creates “wellness zone” for World Diabetes Day
Ascensia Diabetes Care today announced its plans to recognize World Diabetes Day 2024 with a virtual diabetes campaign. World Diabetes Day — Nov. 14 — recognizes the birthday of Sir Frederick Banting. Banting discovered the insulin hormone along with Charles Herbert Best in 1922. November is also the American Diabetes Association’s National Diabetes Awareness Month. […]
What diabetes tech companies are doing on World Diabetes Day 2024
World Diabetes Day — today, Nov. 14 — brings out the best in the diabetes community that continues to innovate year after year. This date serves as a time to recognize these innovations as it marks the birthday of Sir Frederick Banting. Banting discovered the insulin hormone along with Charles Herbert Best in 1922. The […]
Dexcom highlights diabetes awareness with global star power
Dexcom (Nasdaq:DXCM) today announced survey data outlining the importance of raising awareness of diabetes. The company surveyed 2,250 individuals all over the world over 18 with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Nearly 70% of people with diabetes say they didn’t know where to begin their health journey when first diagnosed. Nearly half say diabetes […]
Beta Bionics raises $60M Series E to support iLet bionic pancreas
Beta Bionics announced today that it closed a Series E preferred stock financing round worth a total of $60 million. This funding round adds to the $100 million Series D financing Beta Bionics completed in August 2023. Irvine, California-based Beta Bionics develops the iLet bionic pancreas, an automated insulin delivery system. The system, which streamlines diabetes […]
Avanos Medical earns Medicare win for infusion pump tech
Avanos Medical announced today that a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) payment rule benefits its infusion systems. CMS issued its final Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Medicare Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System rule for 2025. The rule goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2025, implementing the Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction […]
