How Dexcom and Abbott are moving beyond diabetes with blood sugar checking

How Dexcom and Abbott are moving beyond diabetes with blood sugar checking


In accordance to the Facilities for Illness Control and Avoidance, a lot more than 37 million people today in the U.S. have diabetic issues. That is a tiny a lot more than 11% of the full inhabitants. 

A diabetic’s system would not make more than enough or any insulin at all. Individuals with the ailment ought to frequently check their blood sugar. This has been typically performed with glucometers, which diabetics use to prick their fingers around and more than once again for drops of blood. But over the previous ten years, know-how like constant glucose monitoring has been on the increase. 

Abbott and Dexcom are the two most dominant gamers in the house. The two firms have witnessed enhanced expansion. 

The technological innovation is also becoming promoted by various overall health and wellness apps as quite a few companies see added benefits for people who do not have diabetic issues.

CNBC spoke with both of those Abbott and Dexcom about the technologies inside of continuous glucose monitors and how they see it increasing.

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