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Dexcom G5 Mobile is the system of permanent monitoring of glucose in blood. In case of abnormal change of indicators at diabetics the device which fastens in a stomach sends warning to the mobile device or the smartwatch. And these data can be sent at the same time on five devices, one of which, for example, can belong to the attending physician. By the beginning of September, 2017 the cost of Dexcom G5 Mobile is $900.
2017: Connection to gadgets of Fitbit
On September 7, 2017 the American producer of wearable electronics Fitbit announced cooperation with Dexcom company. Within partnership gadgets of Fitbit will become compatible to Dexcom diabetes control systems.
The first support of Dexcom G5 Mobile will be got by the Fitbit Ionic smartwatch. It will happen in 2018. Further the number of compatible products of the companies will increase.
Information on sugar level in blood which is registered by Dexcom G5 Mobile, will be transferred to devices of Fitbit each five minutes. Thanks to it people with diabetes, their relatives and doctors will be able constantly to monitor the patient's status.
Cooperation between Dexcom and Fitbit is an important step on the way to convenient and unostentatious providing useful information to people with diabetes — the president and the CEO of Dexcom Kevin Sayer says. — We consider that data transmission from sugar level control systems in Dexcom blood to Fitbit Ionic and also implementation of these opportunities for users of devices will have a positive impact on fight of people against diabetes on Android and iOS. |
Dexcom is going to establish until the end of 2017 relation of the sensors with the Apple Watch smartwatch through Bluetooth without use of smartphones. Such function will be implemented after a release of watchOS4 operating system for Apple Watch.[1]