Aug. 27, 2024 – People with type 2 diabetes can now wear a device that will automatically deliver doses of insulin, following an expanded approval by the FDA on Monday. Called the Omnipod 5 ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the expanded use of an automated insulin ... diabetes management," Dr. Michelle Tarver, acting director of the FDA's Center for Devices ...

The BVP is designed to deliver and support the survival of these islets within the body, potentially overcoming hurdles associated with current islet implantation methods for diabetic patients.

was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 3, developed a small pump device worn directly on the body rather than using tubing. FDA first cleared an Omnipod Insulin Management System in 2003 ...

Medicare Part B covers blood glucose (sugar) test strips for people with diabetes, whether or not ... such as syringes, inhaled insulin devices, and antidiabetic drugs. The information on this ...

M.D., Ph.D., acting director of the FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health. "Automated insulin dosing technology has previously been available only for people with type 1 diabetes.

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. government has cleared the way for the first medical device that enables automated insulin dosing for people with type 2 diabetes. The plastic pod, called the Omnipod 5 ...