blood glucose monitor

MFine CTO Ajit Narayanan holding a smartphone to measure his vitals
By  Adam Ang 05:24 am March 23, 2022
Indian digital health startup MFine has added blood pressure and glucose monitoring tools on its mobile health app. Three weeks ago, the health tech startup launched its latest vital measurement features for beta testing after two years of development and clinical trials involving around 3,000 patients. WHAT IT'S ABOUT  According to a press statement, these health monitoring features are built...
Remote continuous data monitoring, GluCare Integrated Diabetes Center, blood glucose monitor, AI, diabetes management
By  Rachel McArthur 12:10 pm October 19, 2021
Remote continuous data monitoring – a personalised, tech-focused approach to diabetes management employed by one Dubai-based specialist clinic – continues to demonstrate positive results in its patients, it has been confirmed. Six months since the release of its first report showcasing preliminary outcomes of its care model, GluCare Integrated Diabetes Center has now published a second set of...
Ultrahuman
By  Sara Mageit 06:29 am August 17, 2021
India and US-based metabolic fitness platform, Ultrahuman has announced it has raised €14.8 million ($17.5m), to build on its goal to help people suffering from metabolic health disorders. The Series B funding came from a range of London-based investors including, Alpha Wave Incubation (AWI), which is backed by DisruptAD and managed by Falcon Edge, Steadview Capital, Nexus Venture Partners, Blume...
By  Brian Dolan 04:09 am January 16, 2014
Alere Connect, formerly known as MedApps before it was acquired by Alere, announced FDA clearance this week for its latest home health hub, HomeLink. The clearance rounds out Alere Connect's portfolio of hub devices to three main options: HomeLink, MobileLink, and HealthPAL. While each of the hub devices uses a cellular radio for backhaul -- no need to connect it via ethernet or your home WiFi...
By  Jonah Comstock 07:49 am December 17, 2013
The Symphony continuous glucose monitoring system from Echo Therapeutics. The global market for continuous blood glucose monitoring is in for slow but steady growth, according to a new report from Allied Market Research. Though the relatively new market was valued at just $194.8 million in 2012, Allied projects it will hit $568.5 million by 2020, making for a compound annual growth rate of 14....
By  Brian Dolan 09:34 am August 10, 2009
A patient at St. Francis Hospital in Rosyln, New York, Carol Kasyjanski, 61, has become the first recipient of St. Jude Medical's wireless-enabled pacemaker, which the FDA approved in July. Kasyjanksi's routine check-ups are significantly shorter now because the doctor can finish about 90 percent of the work before she arrives thanks to the data transmitted from the pacemaker to its online portal...
By  Brian Dolan 03:11 pm June 5, 2009
The FDA announced today that wireless remote monitoring system HealthPAL, which MedApss developed, has received 510(k) clearance, according to an email from the company. HealthPAL is the small, portable dedicated device that MedApps uses to collect data from connected glucose meters, blood pressure monitors, pulse oximeters and weight scales. The data is then sent over a secure server to an...
By  Brian Dolan 10:24 am May 19, 2009
Diabetes Mine just announced the winner of its 2009 Diabetes Design competition: the LifeCase and LifeApp solution for the iPhone. Two students designed the iPhone case and accompanying application that takes connected diabetes management beyond "a single logging, data calculation or learning application," which Diabetes Mine said characterized most other iPhone-based entries. Diabetes Mine said...
By  Brian Dolan 01:04 pm March 20, 2009
After this week's big announcement from Apple that the iPhone will soon be able to connect to medical devices via Bluetooth, we thought it'd be a good idea to check-in with the Continua Health Alliance, which is working to ensure interoperability for connected personal medical devices. Earlier today, mobihealthnews caught up with Continua Health Alliance President David Whitlinger to discuss the...