Device interoperability and the increased use of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) dominated much of the discussion at this year's annual American Diabetes Association meeting in San Francisco. Several major CGM players, including Dexcom Inc., Abbott Laboratories Inc., Medtronic PLC and Senseonics Holdings Inc., made big announcements and presented new data, giving conference attendees and the marketplace a lot to talk about.
Market Intel: CGM Market Competition And Device Interoperability Were Hot Topics At ADA2019
Interoperability and the rising use of continuous glucose monitoring is fueling competition among diabetes device-makers and dominated the conversation at the recent annual ADA meeting.
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