Diabetes Care in 2025: A Glimpse into the Future

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Get ready for a revolution in diabetes care! 2025 promises exciting advancements that will make managing diabetes easier and more effective.

Here’s a sneak peek at what’s coming:

Continuous Glucose-Ketone Monitoring: Abbott is developing a groundbreaking CGM that tracks both glucose and ketones, providing early warnings for dangerous conditions like diabetic ketoacidosis. This could also open the door for new medications for type 1 diabetes.
Longer-Lasting Sensors: Dexcom’s G7 CGM is expected to get FDA approval for a 15-day sensor, reducing the hassle of frequent replacements.
More CGM Choices: Medtronic is teaming up with Abbott to offer a new integrated CGM, giving users more options to fit their needs. Eversense, the implantable CGM, is also seeking a pump partner to create a closed-loop system.
Tubeless Insulin Pumps: Tandem Diabetes Care is launching Mobi, a tubeless insulin pump offering greater flexibility and discretion.
Smarter AID Systems: Sequel’s twiist AID system, approved in 2024, will hit the market with its innovative insulin delivery monitoring and compatibility with various CGMs.
Once-Weekly Insulin: Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly are both developing once-weekly basal insulins, potentially simplifying treatment for millions with type 2 diabetes.
Progress Towards a Cure: Vertex Pharmaceuticals is making strides towards a functional cure for type 1 diabetes with their VX-880 islet cell infusion, currently in pivotal clinical trials.
Triple-Action Medications: Eli Lilly’s retatrutide, a “triple agonist” drug, is showing promise in treating type 2 diabetes and obesity by activating multiple receptors.
Expanded Benefits of Existing Drugs: Tirzepatide (found in Mounjaro and Zepbound) is being studied for its potential benefits in heart health, sleep apnea, kidney disease, and osteoarthritis.
Integrated Health Data: Dexcom and Oura Ring are partnering to combine CGM data with sleep, stress, and activity tracking for a more holistic view of metabolic health.

The Future is Bright

2025 is shaping up to be a year of incredible innovation in diabetes care. With advancements in technology, medication, and our understanding of the disease, people with diabetes can look forward to a future with greater control, convenience, and hope for a cure.

Source: Taking Control of Your Diabetes