In the News.. FDA warns Dexcom, Inreda dual-chambered pump, using insulin with GLP-1 meds studied, and more!

It's In the News.. a look at the top headlines and stories in the diabetes community. This week's top stories: Learning more about the FDA letter sent to Dexcom, news from ATTD including a bihormonal pump from a Dutch company, time in tight range update, more studies about using insulin and GLP-1 medications, eating chili to prevent gestational diabetes (really!) and more.. 

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Hello and welcome to Diabetes Connections In the News! I’m Stacey Simms and every other Friday I bring you a short episode with the top diabetes stories and headlines happening now.

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Our top story this week: Dexcom

Dive Brief:

A warning letter posted Tuesday by the Food and Drug Administration revealed quality control issues with Dexcom’s continuous glucose monitors. The FDA raised concerns with a design change to a component used in the resistance layer of Dexcom’s sensors.

The sensors with the new component were less accurate than those with the original component, according to the warning letter. Dexcom has ceased distribution of G7 sensors with the component, but the company’s response did not address affected G6 sens