DexCom Inc. is partnering with Google Inc. to develop smaller and cheaper continuous glucose meters (CGM) that would broaden their target market from a current focus on type 1 diabetes patients to the broader population. The partnership also may include using Google's cloud servers to collect and analyze glucose-meter data from patients to improve outcomes and reduce healthcare costs.
DexCom CEO Ronald Sayer said the partnership is a game-changer in the diabetes area. During an August 11 investor call, he said the companies are working to develop a simple disposable diabetes sensor system that would be integrated into an analytics platform
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