Diabetes Device

Adults with type 1 diabetes who initiated treatment with a bionic pancreas at a primary care site experienced similar glycemic benefits as those starting the device through an endocrinologist, researchers reported.

Hybrid closed-loop systems outperformed other types of subcutaneous insulin treatment for diabetes, but some systems were more efficient than others, according to results published in Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews.

A new error grid to assess the accuracy of glucose measurements could give continuous glucose monitor manufacturers and regulatory agencies such as the FDA a better understanding of how accurate their devices are.

One of many challenges parents face when their child is diagnosed with diabetes is how the condition will be managed in school, particularly if the child is using a diabetes device.

Primary care practices can successfully implement continuous glucose monitoring for patients with diabetes by using American Academy of Family Physicians resources or a virtual CGM initiation service, according to two speakers.

Tandem Diabetes Care emailed notices to users of version 2.7.1 of the Apple iOS t:connect mobile app warning of possible rapid battery depletion of their insulin pump, according to an FDA press release.

FDA approved Medtronic’s next-generation continuous glucose monitor for people with diabetes, according to an industry press release.

A voluntary medical device correction has been issued for a small number of continuous glucose monitoring sensors distributed in the first half of May, according to an industry press release.

ORLANDO — The U.S. health care community must focus on getting diabetes therapies, technology and tools into the hands of all people with diabetes, especially those with low incomes and living in rural communities, according to a speaker.

The FDA granted clearance for two new over-the-counter continuous glucose monitoring systems, one for adults with type 2 diabetes who do not use insulin and another for adults without diabetes, according to an industry press release.