U.S. Diabetes Patients Are About to Get Some High-Tech Relief

  • User-friendly devices to replace old, ‘barbaric’ tools
  • ‘This is a crossroads for diabetes technology:’ analyst
The FreeStyle Libre is the first fingerprick-free glucose-monitoring device approved by U.S. health regulators.
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Diabetes devices may be having their iPhone moment.

For decades, the daily routine of diabetics involved painful needles, finger-pricking lancets and imprecise glucose meters. Now, manufacturers have begun incorporating the slick and consumer-friendly designs of Silicon Valley, linking to phones and other tech devices.