The recently concluded American Diabetes Association’s (ADA) 83rd Scientific Sessions continued to build powerful use cases for continuous glucose monitors in an ever-wider population and to highlight the value of automated insulin delivery (AID) systems that are getting ever-closer to duplicating the function of a natural pancreas. In addition to the news from Medtronic plc and Dexcom Inc. BioWorld covered earlier this week, Abbott Laboratories, Tandem Diabetes Care Inc. and Insulet Corp. also presented bright projections for future performance.

At the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Annual Meeting this weekend, Medtronic plc provided an update for investors and showcased results from its devices that all demonstrated better time in range for users. The Dublin-based company provided strong results with the U.S. FDA warning letter now behind it and the 780G Minimed pump and Guardian 4 sensor launches well underway.

As earlier-stage efforts in oncology continue with BMF-219, Biomea Fusion Inc. rolled out new clinical data June 23 from the first two cohorts of patients with type 2 diabetes enrolled in the phase II part of its ongoing phase I/II study called Covalent-111 testing the same compound, an oral covalent menin inhibitor.

Several companies showed promising results for automated insulin delivery (AID) systems at the American Diabetes Association (ADA) annual meeting in New Orleans. Studies of the systems, also known as artificial pancreas systems, indicate that integration with continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems enables substantially improved glycemic control, with more time in range (TIR) and less hypoglycemia than seen with multiple daily injection (MDI) therapy or insulin-pump therapy.

Abbott Laboratories received FDA clearance for its Freestyle Libre 3 continuous glucose monitoring system (CGM) just before the kickoff of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) annual meeting June 3 followed by breakthrough device designation for a combined CGM and continuous ketone monitoring system.