Abbott’s Glucose Monitoring System Gains Approval in Australia

The Therapeutic Goods Administration in Australia granted Abbott approval for its new glucose monitoring system — FreeStyle Libre. 

The technology removes the inconvenience of finger pricks — instead glucose levels can be monitored through a round device worn on the back of the upper arm and secured by an adhesive pad.

The “pain, inconvenience and indiscretion of finger pricking,” are some of the main reasons people mismanage their diabetes, according to Jared Watkin, senior vice president at Abbott Diabetes Care.

A reader is held over the sensor to deliver a result in real-time. The reader can hold up to three months of data. — Anisa Jibrell