Diabetes

As the number of patients with diabetes continues to grow, companies are developing solutions for managing the disease state that can help make living with it easier.

The Pharmacy Quality Alliance announced its endorsement of two diabetes-focused health plan performance measures.

The American Pharmacists Association Foundation launched a Spanish-language offering of the CDC and Prevention National Diabetes Prevention program via a partnership with Tabula Rasa HealthCare and SinfoniaRx.

Diabetes care is taking on a new meaning, helped in large part by the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as other factors. 

The Prevent DropSafe Safety Pen Needle, which utilizes a thin 31-gauge needle, is McKesson's 2019 product of the year.

Higi, in partnership with the American Diabetes Association, now is offering a free self-service Type 2 diabetes risk assessment that combines station measurements with a consumer-reported health survey. 

Walgreens is rolling out a billing solution that will allow Medicare patients using Dexcom’s G6 continuous glucose monitoring device to fill their prescription at any of its 9,200 pharmacies.

GMDC|Retail Tomorrow and Hamacher Resource Group shared with Drug Store News some insights into the shoppers with diabetes from their new Selfcare Roadmap tool.

Patients with diabetes continue to grapple with such perennial problems as blood glucose monitoring, safe injection, and disposal of the sharps they create every day.

Owen Mumford recently launched Unifine Pentips Plus and the Unistik 3 Travel Lancets, as well as its thinnest pen needle ever, Unifine 33G.