Pharmac looking to fund life changing device for people with type 1 diabetes

13:25 pm on 13 March 2023

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Six year old Grace is one of many who rely on Dexcom Continuous Glucose Monitors.

The product means Grace has freedom to move around as teachers and teacher aids can monitor her in the playground from a distance.

Grace's mum, Juliet talks to Jesse about what these glucose monitors are and how much of a difference it can make for children with type 1 diabetes.

A teenager with type 1 diabetes uses a CGM - a continuous glucose monitoring device. Photo: Amelie Benoist / BSIP via AFP