Tag: Diabetes
Abbott, WeightWatchers team up on new app
September 19, 2023HME News Staff
ABBOTT PARK, Ill., and NEW YORK – Abbott and WeightWatchers have announced the availability of a connected app to help people living with diabetes understand how food and activity impact their glucose levels. WW members who follow the WW Diabetes-Tailored Plan can now access their glucose data from Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre 2, a continuous glucose monitoring system, within their WW app. "Clinical data shows that healthy weight loss leads to a reduction of average glucose, which is important...
Ascensia: ‘This is Diabetes, This is Real’
September 19, 2023HME News Staff
PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Ascensia Diabetes Care, owner of the CONTOUR blood glucose monitoring system portfolio and exclusive distributor of the Eversense continuous glucose monitoring system, has opened submissions for its art and photo competition in support of World Diabetes Day 2023. The theme of this year’s competition is “This is Diabetes, This is Real,” aiming to capture the challenges, successes and day-to-day realities of people living with diabetes. “For our 2023...
Abbott to acquire Bigfoot Biomedical
September 6, 2023HME News Staff
ABBOTT PARK, Ill. and MILPITAS, Calif. – Abbott will acquire Bigfoot Biomedical, a developer of smart insulin management systems.
Abbott and Bigfoot have worked together on connected diabetes solutions since 2017. Bigfoot developed Bigfoot Unity, a smart insulin management system that works exclusively with Abbott's FreeStyle Libre technology and includes a customer smartphone app connected to a cloud-based online portal used by health care providers to support...
Lawsuit accuses Medtronic of sharing patient data
September 6, 2023HME News Staff
DUBLIN – A lawsuit filed against Medtronic alleges that the company’s insulin delivery devices shared patient data with third parties, including Google, in violation of HIPAA and other industry standards, according to online news reports.
The lawsuit, filed by “A.H.” in U.S. District Court in Central California, alleges that Medtronic and its MiniMed and InPen devices transmit personally identifiable information and protected health information to third parties.
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WellDoc receives FDA clearance for BlueStar insulin calculator
August 31, 2023HME News Staff
COLUMBIA, Md. – WellDoc, a provider of digital health chronic care solutions, has received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for its BlueStar diabetes solution. BlueStar provides bolus insulin dose recommendations based on the most recent glucose reading and rate of change from a compatible continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) device. This feature enhances BlueStar’s existing digital coaching capabilities, which guide dietary and lifestyle decisions and assist individuals...
In brief: VGM’s new sleep service, GoodRx’s diabetes milestone
August 16, 2023HME News Staff
WATERLOO, Iowa – VGM & Associates has officially launched Sleep Services, a CPAP setup and compliance program that aims to create relationships with patients for ongoing care and success, the company says. The program comprises no-touch delivery, onboarding, patient setup, compliance and post-compliance monitoring. “This program helps our members with staffing, revenue and patient compliance,” the company says. “By using Sleep Services as their outsourced clinical service,...
GoodRx hits milestone for diabetes
August 15, 2023HME News Staff
SANTA MONICA, Calif. - GoodRx says it has helped almost 2.5 million Americans save more than $500 million on diabetes treatments to date. The company says, for example, that its customers saved, on average, 37% on continuous glucose monitors, including the Dexcom G6 and G7, FreeStyle Libre, Libre 2 and Libre 3. “Managing a chronic condition can be incredibly expensive and time consuming – so much so, we’ve seen the cost of supplies and prescriptions used to manage diabetes...
Medicare beneficiaries can now access FreeStyle Libre 3
August 4, 2023HME News Staff
ABBOTT PARK, Ill. – Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre 3 reader is now available to Medicare beneficiaries. The reader features a small, thin and discreet sensor, and can also be used by patients who may not have a compatible smartphone. "FreeStyle Libre continuous glucose monitoring systems are prescribed by more doctors for their Medicare patients than any other system," said Jared Watkin, senior vice president for Abbott's diabetes care business. "With recent coverage expansion, there are...
ADS gets ‘new eyes and ears’ to reach next phase of growth
August 2, 2023Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
CARLSBAD, Calif. – Advanced Diabetes Supply has never been in a stronger position for growth, company officials say, and with new CEO Bill Mixon at the helm, they’re confident about its future.
Leading ADS, a national distributor of specialty diabetes supplies, seems like a sharp divergence from Mixon's previous role leading National Seating & Mobility, a provider of complex rehab technology, but he says the two product categories have similar foundations.
“At...
HealthWell provides co-payment assistance for Type 2 diabetes
August 1, 2023HME News Staff
GERMANTOWN, Md. - The HealthWell Foundation has opened a new fund to provide financial assistance to individuals living with Type 2 diabetes. Through the new fund, HealthWell will provide up to $1,000 in medication co-payment assistance to eligible patients with annual household incomes up to 300% of the federal poverty level for management of their disease. “We are pleased to offer copayment assistance to underinsured individuals living with Type 2 diabetes, but we know that the funding we...