Western Sydney Diabetes has rolled out a mobile diabetes management application from Taiwan as part of its patient engagement digitisation.
A centre led by the Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD), WSD has established an automated patient engagement programme with Health2Sync. It features the Health2Sync app which provides personalised lifestyle suggestions on managing blood sugar levels...
Editor's note: This article has been updated with clarifying comments from Dexcom.
Glucose-monitoring specialist Dexcom made several announcements this year, including receiving FDA clearance for its over-the-counter continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) solution Stelo, G7's expanded capabilities to connect directly to the Apple Watch and, most recently, its $75 million investment in and strategic...
Glucose-monitoring specialist Dexcom announced it has made a $75 million strategic investment in health-tracking ring maker Oura and established a strategic partnership to enable two-way data flow between Dexcom's continuous glucose monitor (CGM) and the Oura Ring.
Dexcom will contribute $75 million to Oura's Series D funding round, which will bring Oura's valuation to more than $5 billion....
Diabetes and insulin management software company Glytec and pharmaceutical firm Roche are teaming up to allow the use of Glytec's software in connection with Roche's point-of-care smart-device hospital blood glucose system cobas pulse in the U.S. and global markets.
According to Roche, cobas pulse's strip architecture provides lab-like results and minimizes the need to repeat tests. The system...
Researchers from Singapore have recently introduced a mobile application that teaches diabetes patients about diabetic foot ulcers and self foot care.
WHAT IT DOES
Developed in consultation with clinicians from Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) and National Healthcare Group, the app called WellFeet delivers comprehensive patient education through animations in multiple languages, including English,...
Kakao Healthcare, the digital healthcare business of South Korean internet company Kakao Corporation, has partnered with Novo Nordisk to further develop its diabetes management service powered by mobile and AI technologies.
The two organisations recently signed a memorandum of understanding to launch a smart healthcare service to support patients with diabetes. According to a press release, Kakao...
Mass.-based insulin-pump maker Insulet acquired assets related to Bigfoot Biomedical's pump-based automated insulin delivery (AID) technologies for $25 million.
Insulet and Bigfoot offer two distinct forms of diabetes-management care: Insulet's Omnipod system that delivers insulin via a wearable, tubeless pump dubbed the Pod; and a remote controller called the Personal Diabetes Manager (PDM)....
Taiwan-based digital health startup Health2Sync and French multinational pharmaceutical firm Sanofi have signed another partnership to bring digital solutions for insulin management to Japan.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT
According to a press statement, both companies will jointly develop digitised features on insulin in Japan, including connected caps for insulin and titration alerts.
Health2Sync has a mobile...
Hong Seng's eMedAsia, CLEA partner to provide virtual COVID-19 screening for international travel
Malaysian digital health platform eMedAsia has started offering online COVID-19 testing services through its partnership with CLEA Technology.
Its partner provides virtual COVID-19 RTK and PCR screening services via the CLEADOC mobile app. It serves travellers who are seeking COVID-19 tests as a pre-...
Insulin pump-maker Insulet has scored FDA 510(k) clearance for its Omnipod 5 Automated Insulin Delivery System for people ages 6 and up with Type 1 diabetes. The pump integrates with the Dexcom G6 continuous glucose monitor to automatically adjust insulin levels depending on blood glucose. It can be worn for up to 72 hours.
Users can control their pump and share data from an app if they have a...
