FreeStyle Libre is a continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system. It uses a sensor to read and check a person’s glucose levels. People with diabetes can use FreeStyle Libre to help manage the condition ...

Abbott Laboratories signage stands on the campus of its headquarters in Abbott Park, Illinois, U.S., on Friday, May 21, 2010. Abbott CEO Miles White, who is retiring this year, said sales of its ...

Abbott is honing its financial projections for the remainder of this year, nudging their average slightly higher as it reports continued growth among its core business areas—bookended by big gains in ...

Diabetes devices represent a major advancement in the management of diabetes, but they can cause skin reactions that affect patient adherence and quality of life, Jennifer K. Chen, MD, said in a ...

Pharmaceutical and med device giant Abbott (NYSE: ABT) said today that it had received approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its next-generation integrated continuous glucose ...

AbbottABT has been hogging the limelight for developments in the flagship, sensor-based continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system - FreeStyle Libre System. The company has been witnessing solid ...

In the years after I was diagnosed at 24 with Type 1 diabetes, I would sometimes cry when I stopped to study my hands. Back then, the skin of my fingertips was pockmarked by tiny craters, traces of ...

Abbott Laboratories ABT recently announced the receipt of the FDA’s approval for its next-generation FreeStyle Libre 2 integrated continuous glucose monitoring (“iCGM”) system for use in diabetic ...

The device, which works via a sensor attached to the skin, has been available on prescription since November 2017. Users can access glucose readings by scanning the sensor with a portable reader or a ...

Pirates wear patches, Girl Scouts wear patches and many people with diabetes (including me) wear patches too. If you do an internet search for “diabetes patches,” you’ll get more than 200 million ...