Glucose-monitoring specialist Dexcom introduced it’s increasing its diabetes-management capabilities by providing direct connectivity to the Apple Watch for its G7 steady glucose monitoring system by way of a devoted Bluetooth connection.
The function permits customers to examine their glucose readings in real-time with out having their iPhone in hand. It’s obtainable within the U.S., U.Ok. and Eire, and launching in extra markets later this month.
When the corporate got down to design Dexcom G7, it prioritized {hardware} and software program updates that will enable this function to be unlocked for customers.
A type of updates was including additional Bluetooth capabilities to the Dexcom G7 wearable sensor so it may wirelessly talk glucose readings to a number of show gadgets (resembling a smartphone, smartwatch, receiver or linked automated insulin-delivery system) concurrently and independently.
“Direct to Apple Watch has been certainly one of our most requested options, and we’re thrilled to roll it out to Dexcom G7 customers,” Dexcom chief working officer Jake Leach to MobiHealthNews in an e-mail. “Folks can go for a run, take pleasure in a meal out, and really feel assured leaving their iPhone behind.”
The Dexcom G7 knowledge can be saved within the Well being app.
THE LARGER TREND
The corporate’s over-the-counter CGM patch referred to as Stelo, which sends readings on to a wearer’s smartphone, lately obtained clearance from the FDA.
Garmin’s digital watches had been the primary to combine real-time Dexcom diabetes knowledge into its wearables again in 2021.
Within the diabetes house, researchers in Singapore from Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) developed an app with gamification options specializing in foot care and foot ulcer self-monitoring.
Different gamers on this house embody Massachusetts-based digital diabetes care firm Podimetrics and home-based foot-monitoring platform FootSense, which was developed by a analysis workforce in New Zealand.
