FDA Approval of Senseonics Eversense® CGM for Use for Up to 6 Months
FDA approves Senseonics Eversense® E3, the first long-term implantable CGM system, and the E3 includes technology that extends the use for up to 6 months.
Smart Insulin Pen/Smart Cap Bridge Technology Gap for MDI
People living with T1D who prefer multiple daily injections (MDI) of insulin now have two high-tech management options: An insulin smart pen or an insulin smart pen cap.
Eli Lilly Acquires Breakthrough T1D T1D Fund Portfolio Company Protomer Technologies
Breakthrough T1D is excited to announce that the T1D Fund portfolio company Protomer Technologies, who is developing "smart" insulin, has been acquired by Eli Lilly.
Bigfoot Is Real—and Received FDA Clearance
The Bigfoot Unity™ Diabetes Management by Bigfoot Biomedical received FDA clearance for individuals 12 and older.
FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for TTP399—A Potential First-in-Class Adjunct Therapy in T1D
The FDA granted Breakthrough Therapy designation for vTv Therapeutics’ TTP399 as an adjunct therapy to insulin for T1D.
Severe Low Blood Sugar: There’s a New Treatment Option
The FDA approved Zegalogue® (dasiglucagon) injection, for the treatment of severe hypoglycemia in children and adults with diabetes aged 6 and above.
I Still Have Diabetes, But with My CGM I’m Thriving
This educational content is made possible with support from Abbott, the makers of the FreeStyle Libre 2. Editorial control rests solely with Breakthrough T1D. Hannah M. was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) at 3 years old in 2000 and remembers how afraid she was of having to prick her finger. She had the tale-tell […]
Breakthrough T1D Video: “We’ve Been Too Focused on [Insulin]”
“We’ve been too focused on [insulin],” Jeremy Pettus, M.D., an endocrinologist at UC San Diego, says. Watch the video to find out why.
SFC Fluidics, a Breakthrough T1D Partner, Receives Breakthrough Device Designation
SFC Fluidics, a Breakthrough T1D partner, received a breakthrough device designation for its interoperable insulin delivery pod. How is it different? Find out here.
Breakthrough T1D Report: How HbA1c Came to Be
Accurate control of blood sugar for people with type 1 diabetes (T1D) was not easy in the 1970s. At the time, the degree of diabetes control relied on patient history, urinary sugar and blood-sugar measurement at the time of the doctor’s visit. There was nothing that could tell you what your blood-sugar levels were for […]
