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Since the G5 system produces most of
About 200,000 patients use the
Continuous glucose monitoring enables diabetics to act quickly to stop dangerous surges or drops in blood glucose levels. The traditional method is to do blood sticks in the finger or other parts of the body. But that only gives a result good for that point in time.
One of the biggest dangers to Type 1 diabetics is that over time they may cease experiencing symptoms of hypoglycemia, so they become unaware of the condition unless they remember to test. This unawareness can allow blood glucose levels to fall enough to cause brain damage and death.
With measurements constantly taken, diabetics get much more information to plan their insulin dosing regimen and adjust as needed, Sayer said. And the system notifies them if levels are dangerously high or low.
The readings can be transmitted by Bluetooth to a receiver or compatible IOS smartphone or device. In addition, up to 5 people can remotely monitor the glucose readings on IOS devices by using a
Moreover, the G5 system is approved for children down to the age of 2 years for treatment decisions, without the need for a confirmatory blood stick, Sayer said.
The
"We do everything here," Sayer said. "We manufacture here, we have our call centers here to handle patients, and we have our engineers and R&D and administrative functions here."
"Our research is so specialized and important that we would never outsource," Sayer said. "We have a team here in
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