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Dexcom’s Glucose Monitoring System Receives FDA Approval

March 30, 2018

The FDA gave Dexcom’s continuous glucose monitoring system Dexcom G6 marketing approval and classified the product as a Class II device.

The Dexcom G6 can integrate with other medical devices and electronic interfaces like insulin pumps, blood glucose meters and automated insulin dosing systems.

The device is a small patch that users apply to their abdomen. A sensor within the device continuously measures glucose in the user’s body fluid and transmits readings every five minutes to its smartphone app.

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