Diabetes

A nation of over 200 million citizens, Pakistan is a major player in South Asia, with a large population to care for.

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Although it's still operating in the red, the digital chronic disease management company logged 149% revenue growth in 2019.

HbA1c values also declined across a sample of program participants, many of whom said they were unfamiliar with the diabetes management tools prior to enrollment.

Dexcom G6 users will now be able to integrate their continuous glucose monitor to the Livongo platform for more personalized insights and coaching. 

The round now comes to a total of $16.55 million, and will continue to support the company's push into the VA and commercial payer markets.

The digital health coaching firm will take part in a diabetes research project in 2020.

In pilot schemes, access to digital advice led to an increase in the number of people that committed to the programme.

 These three tools that find the middle ground between breakthrough technology and user-friendly interfaces.

At the 79th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association in San Francisco, pharma giant Roche and India-based digital therapeutics company Wellthy Therapeutics presented real world data of improved diabetes care outcomes in a South Asian population when patients followed prescribed plan of medication and lifestyle modification in conjunction with a combination therapy of self-monitoring blood glucose device and a clinically validated digital therapeutic (DTx).