FDA approves 1st smartphone app that can deliver extra doses of insulin

(By Naomi Diaz for Becker’s Hospital Review)

The FDA cleared the first app for iPhone and Android devices capable of giving diabetes patients doses of insulin.

Tandem Diabetes Care, an insulin delivery and diabetes technology company, said in a Feb. 16 press release, that its app, which pairs with the company’s t:slim X2 insulin pump, will allow diabetic users to administer a dose of insulin directly through their smartphone. The application will be used for bolus insulin dosing, which prevents glucose spikes after meals. Continue reading here…

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