Sequel's twiist is approved for people aged 6 years or older with type 1 diabetes.
The US Food and Drug Administration has cleared the twiist automated insulin delivery system for people aged 6 years or older withThe twiist AID system has the capacity to work interchangeably with different integrated continuous glucose monitors , and Sequel will announce their initial iCGM partner closer to market launch, Sequel CEO and co-founder Alan Lotvin, MD, toldIt is the first AID system that directly measures volume and flow of insulin delivery, which enables it to rapidly detect...
Glucose targets can be customized down to 87 mg/dL. Although the system works best when users give premeal boluses, if they don't do so the algorithm will continuously adjust insulin to bring the glucose level into the target range. Boluses can be delivered from the smartphone app, a smartwatch, or the pump itself.
Sequel plans to make the product available through patient's pharmacy benefit plans. "As we get closer to launch, we will share more details about additional initiatives designed to expand access and simplify the patient experience," Lotvin said. Miriam E. Tucker is a freelance journalist based in the Washington, DC, area. She is a regular contributor to Medscape, with other work appearing inAll material on this website is protected by copyright, Copyright © 1994-2024 by WebMD LLC. This website also contains material copyrighted by 3rd parties.
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