FDA clears finger-prick free insulin pump-CGM combo

[Northerner]

The FDA has approved the first insulin pump – glucose monitor combination of devices which can recommend treatment decisions without the need for a finger-prick blood test.

Tandem Diabetes’ t:slim X2 Insulin Pump has received FDA approval for use alongside Dexcom’s G5 Mobile continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) technology.

The approval is part of a rapid evolution in insulin management, with digitisation and automation gathering pace.

On its own, the t:slim X2 Insulin Pump is one of the smallest insulin pumps on the market and features the firm’s proprietary Micro-Delivery Technology – a method of minuscule insulin delivery claimed to be safer than traditional insulin pumps.

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[mikeyB]

Yet another device for NICE to reject. Whoopee.

While the world advances in diabetes care, we are still mired in an argument about test strips for Type 2s. I'll be long dead before this technology becomes available on the NHS, but as long as it is priced in the low four figures, I'll be in there like a shot.