Tandem’s tiny Mobi pump is FDA approved and set for a limited roll out in the next few weeks. We’ve got a deep dive into its features. Mobi is phone controlled, but it has a button that delivers insulin and more.. This week we’re talking with Ben Mar, Tandem’s Director of Product Marketing. We go…
Dexcom’s Chief Operating Officer Jake Leach talks to me about G6, G7, trends in CGM, what the company has its eye on next and answers a lot of your questions. This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider. Find out more…
This week, figuring out which diabetes devices you want to use is hard enough.. but then you have to navigate insurance. There’s a new effort to streamline the process – a platform called DiabetesWise that’s available – for free – for patients and providers: Korey Hood is the founder of DiabetesWise and he lives with…
This week, G7 updates – direct to watch announcements – and a lot more about what Dexcom sees as the next frontier in CGM. A conversation – from ADA – with the company’s Chief Commercial Officer Teri Lawver. This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact…
The newly FDA-approved iLet Bionic Pancreas is the most hands-off automated insulin delivery system to be commercially available. At set up, all you enter is your weight and the only interaction with the pump is to announce meal size, no carb counting. Stacey talks with Beta Bionics CEO Sean Saint. We go through this pump…
This long-awaited Medtronic 780G is now FDA approved. It’s been out for two years in Europe and has features that are a bit different from other commercially available automated insulin delivery systems in the US, including a target range down to 100. This week you’ll hear from Heather Lackey, global medical education director for Medtronic…
When many diabetes tech companies are turning their attention to CGMs or closed loop systems, Josh Pittman has his eye on the basics: lancets. His company PIP, makes a new kind of smaller and thinner device for fingersticks. This week, we talk about why he thinks this is still necessary, why he’s passionate about helping…
Medicare has now expanded coverage for CGM use among people with type 2, in part because of studies by companies like Dexcom. We’ll talk about those findings and learn more about the US release of the G7. Dexcom Chief Operating Officer Jake Leach gives us information on app updates, talks about CGM for people with…
Dr. Bryce Nelson is one of the first doctors in the country to administer the new Tzield to delay the onset of type 1. He’s been involved with TrialNet, identifying those who have the genetic markets for T1D and says that research was exciting but frustrating because they had no treatment. Now, they’re looking at…
This week… one of the oldest diabetes companies is looking ahead – Once part of BD, makers of needles and syringes, Embecta is now working on new technology like a patch pump. I’m talking to CEO Dev Kurdikar about moving the company forward, while still serving the patient community that relies on their established technology.…