Digital Health November 17, 2023
Dexcom, a global leader in real-time continuous glucose monitoring for people with diabetes, have released new market research which found 79% of people struggle to keep their glucose levels in range and almost half (45%) do not understand what a Hybrid Closed Loop System (HCL) is and its benefits.
The research follows the new Technology Appraisal (TA) from NICE which provides detailed guidance for hybrid closed loop systems usage. It impacts an eligible population of over 150,000 people living with type 1 diabetes in England, providing access to HCL systems.
Sometimes known as an ‘artificial pancreas’, a HCL system works by linking an insulin pump and continuous glucose monitor (CGM) with a computer algorithm that can calculate the amount of...