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Market Brief: Abbott, Dexcom Help Drive Continuous Glucose Monitoring Market; 30% Expected Growth by 2023

 
• By Marion Webb

Global sales of blood glucose monitoring devices are expected to reach $13bn by 2023, a CAGR of nearly 11%, led by the rising adoption of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMs). Abbott and Dexcom have been major drivers in the CGM market, but competition is fierce. 

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With millions of newly diagnosed diabetes cases every year worldwide, the adoption of continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) that continuously track blood sugar levels with a below-the-skin sensor and wirelessly stream data to an external reader is skyrocketing.

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