▁ ▁Abb ott ▁Labor ator ies ' ▁Free Style ▁Lib re ▁CG M ▁was ▁approved ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁Rec ently , ▁the ▁technology ▁was ▁modified ▁to ▁support ▁smart phone ▁use ▁through ▁the ▁Lib re Link ▁app . ▁This ▁device ▁does ▁not ▁require ▁finger ▁pr icks ▁at ▁all ▁and ▁the ▁sensor , ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁upper ▁arm , ▁last s ▁ 1 4 ▁days . ▁The ▁estimated ▁cost ▁for ▁this ▁monitor ▁is ▁$ 1 , 3 0 0 ▁a ▁year . ▁ ▁D ex com ' s ▁next ▁G 6 ▁model ▁CG M ▁was ▁approved ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁which ▁can ▁last ▁up ▁to ▁ten ▁days ▁and ▁does ▁not ▁need ▁finger ▁pr ick ▁cal ibration . ▁Like ▁Med tr onic ' s ▁monitor , ▁it ▁can ▁predict ▁gl uc ose ▁level ▁tr ends . ▁It ▁is ▁compatible ▁for ▁integration ▁into ▁ins ul in ▁p umps . ▁ ▁Cl osed - loop ▁systems ▁Un like ▁the ▁continuous ▁sensor ▁alone , ▁the ▁closed - loop ▁system ▁requires ▁no ▁user ▁input ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁reading ▁from ▁the ▁monitor ; ▁the ▁monitor ▁and ▁ins ul in ▁p ump ▁system ▁automatically ▁del ivers ▁the ▁correct ▁amount ▁of ▁h orm one ▁calculated ▁from ▁the ▁read ings ▁transm itted . ▁The ▁system ▁is ▁what ▁makes ▁up ▁the ▁artificial ▁pan cre as ▁device . ▁ ▁In red a ▁Di ab etic ▁ ▁In ▁collaboration ▁with ▁the ▁Academ ic ▁Medical ▁Centre ▁( AM C ) ▁in ▁Amsterdam , ▁In red a ▁is ▁developing ▁a