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Abbott's FreeStyle Libre Flash glucose monitoring system--Courtesy of Abbott Abbott ($ABT) now has a mobile app to collect and share data for its continuous glucose monitor that doesn't require routine finger-stick calibration, FreeStyle Libre. The app was created by AirStrip Technologies--and now partner Diasend also enables patients to view that data alongside information from other compatible devices including insulin pumps, blood glucose meters and activity trackers.

Almost 75% of older children in England and Wales with diabetes are not getting key health checks, a study suggests. Data from 27,682 children and young people showed 25.4% of those aged 12 and older had all seven recommended annual checks, such as eye screenings.

The Cellnovo System is the world's first mobile diabetes management system. It includes an insulin patch pump, touchscreen handset and online data platform.

OBJECTIVE -To develop and validate a prediction rule for identifying diabetic patients at high short-term risk of complications using automated data in a large managed care organization. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS-Retrospective cohort analyses were performed in 57,722 diabetic members of Kaiser Permanente, Northern California, aged ≥19 years.