Abbott’s glucose monitoring system gains approval in Australia
17-Feb-16, PR Newswire
Abbott announced that it has received approval from the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) in Australia for its FreeStyle® Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring System, a revolutionary new glucose sensing technology for insulin-using Australians with diabetes.
The system eliminates the need for routine finger pricks, reading glucose levels through a sensor that can be worn on the back of the upper arm for up to 14 days. In addition, no finger prick calibration is needed — a key differentiator from current continuous glucose monitoring systems.
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The system consists of a small, round sensor worn on the back of the upper arm; the system measures glucose every minute in interstitial fluid through a small (5mm long, 0.4mm wide) filament that is inserted just under the skin and held in place with a small adhesive pad. A handheld reader is scanned over the sensor to get a glucose result painlessly in less than one second, without the need to draw blood routinely.
Each scan displays a real-time glucose result, a historical trend and the direction the glucose is heading. The reader holds up to 90 days of data, providing a historical snapshot of glucose levels over time.