Apps Ahead For Diabetes: A Conversation With DexCom’s Terry Gregg
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Continuous glucose monitor developer DexCom is staking its future on an app-based platform for sensor-insulin pump systems. CEO Terrance Gregg offers an update on the company’s efforts, his thoughts on the space and the growing interest in glucose monitoring by big tech firms like Apple and Google.
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