DEVICES & TECHNOLOGY

Released in 2023, this is the latest in tech and improves upon the Dexcom G6 system. It’s even smaller, more comfortable, warms up faster, and now the sensor and transmitter are all-in-one. Plus, it’s approved for pregnant people and friendlier for children. No muss no fuss.

• Waterproof
• Upper-arm wear
• 1.07" x 0.94" in size
• All-in-one sensor and transmitter
• Lasts up to 10 days
• 30-min warm up time
• Compatible with iLet Bionic Pancreas, Omnipod 5, t:slim X2, Tandem Mobi insulin pumps
• Compatible with InPen™, Lilly Tempo, Novo Nordisk®, Tidepool, Ypsomed insulin pens
• Can share data with 10 providers and caregivers
• Alerts for your lows and highs
• Covered by Medicare or insurance
• Available manufacturer discounts and cost assistant programs
• Free trial offer
• Prescription needed
• Ages 2+ and pregnant people with T1D or T2D

FDA-cleared in 2020, this system is the tiny size of two stacked quarters and is worn on your upper arm. You decide when to read your blood glucose levels by scanning with the handheld reader or your smartphone.

• Water-resistant
• Upper-arm wear
• Same thickness as two stacked quarters
• Lasts up to 15 days
• 60-min warm up time
• Compatible with an insulin pumps
• Can share data with 20 providers and caregivers
• Alerts for your lows and highs
• Covered by Medicare or insurance
• Prescription needed
• Ages 4+
• Will be discontinued and replaced with Freestyle Libre 2 Plus in September 2025

FDA-cleared in 2022, this sensor worn on your upper arm is the size of two stacked pennies, the smallest and thinnest you can get, and works with a smartphone app to transmit data every 10 minutes.

• Water-resistant
• Upper-arm wear
• Smaller than two stacked pennies
• Lasts up to 15 days
• 60-min warm up time
• Compatible with an insulin pumps
• Can share data with 20 providers and caregivers
• Alerts for your lows and highs
• Covered by Medicare or insurance
• Prescription needed
• Ages 4+, and pregnant people
• Will be discontinued and replaced with Freestyle Libre 3 Plus in September 2025

FDA-cleared in 2022, this insulin delivery system is a gamechanger—no injections, no tubes. About half the size of a credit card, you wear it on your body and a small cannula inserted just under your skin administers insulin. You can integrate it with your CGM to automate doses or just bolus manually.

• Waterproof
• 1.53” x 2.05” x 0.57” in size
• Pod lasts up to 3 days
• Up to 200 units of insulin
• Compatible with Dexcom G6, G7, and Freestyle Libre 2 Plus
• Alerts for your lows and highs
• Covered by Medicare or insurance
• Available manufacturer discounts and cost assistant programs
• Prescription needed
• Ages 2+ for T1D and ages 18+ for T2D

FDA-approved in 2023, this cutting edge system is the only one that uses Meal Detection™ technology, automatically adjusting and correcting insulin doses every 5 minutes in case you miss a bolus or miscalculate your carbs. It’s made up of an insulin pump, CGM, tubed infusion set, and smartphone app from Medtronic. You can finally just eat and enjoy without the stress!

• Waterproof
• 5.36” X 9.68” x 2.49” in size
• Infusion set lasts up to 7 days
• Up to 250 units of insulin
• Alerts for your lows and highs
• Covered by Medicare or insurance
• Available manufacturer discounts and cost assistant programs
• Prescription needed
• Ages 7+ for T1D

FDA-approved in 2018, this touchscreen insulin pump is super user friendly, updatable, rechargeable, and has a sleek slim design. You can use it with several different infusion sets.

• Water-resistant
• 2″ x 3.13″ x 0.6″ in size
• Fully-charged battery lasts 4–7 days
• Up to 300 units of insulin
• Compatible with Dexcom G6
• Alerts for your lows and highs
• Covered by Medicare or insurance
• Prescription needed
• Ages 6+ for T1D

FDA-cleared in 2023, this is as close as you can get to not thinking about diabetes. The first and only “bionic pancreas” only needs to know is your body weight, then it automates 100% of your insulin dosing 24/7—no need to count carbs, program boluses, or calculate corrections. Say goodbye to the fatigue of insulin delivery decision making, this algorithm-based beauty takes care of all that for you.

• Waterproof
• 1.9" x 3.6" x 0.6" in size
• Infusion set lasts 1–2 days
• Up to 180 units of insulin
• Compatible with Dexcom G6, G7, and Freestyle Libre 3 Plus
• Alerts for your lows and highs
• Can share data with 10 providers and caregivers
• Covered by Medicare or insurance
• Available manufacturer discounts and cost assistant programs
• Prescription needed
• Ages 6+ for T1D

FDA-approved in 2024, the InPen™ is a reusable smart insulin pen that sends dosing information to your smartphone through an app. The InPen eases the burden of all that mental math needed for diabetes management by offering dose calculations using your glucose levels and carbohydrate estimates and gives you automatic tracking options.

• Reusable
• Calculates insulin doses based on carbs entry
• Calculates correction factors
• Tracks insulin delivery
• Compatible with CGMs
• Connects to fitness trackers
• Compatible apps generate reports and graphs on time-in-range, daily insulin usage, and can send data to your healthcare team
• Covered by Medicare or insurance
• Available manufacturer discounts and cost assistant programs
• Prescription needed

For nearly a hundred years, Embecta has been honing its insulin delivery needles and offers an array of pens and syringes, with various needle lengths and barrel sizes, to fit your treatment plan and preferences. If you don’t mind needles, they have ultra-fine syringes for comfort and convenience. If you don’t want to see it, go for their pen needles, in either nano or ultra-fine and a variety of lengths.

• Single use
• No tech
• Covered by Medicare or insurance
• Prescription needed for insulin but not for syringe
• Most affordable and common way to administer insulin