Scripps Diabetes Expert Weighs in on First Over-the-Counter CGM

FDA approved a continuous glucose monitoring system that doesn’t require a prescription

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FDA approved a continuous glucose monitoring system that doesn’t require a prescription

The recent decision by the FDA to approve the first continuous glucose monitoring system that doesn’t require a prescription is an “exciting” option for people with diabetes and even those without the disease to potentially learn more about their metabolic health, according to Scripps Clinic endocrinologist Athena Philis-Tsimikas, MD.


Dr. Tsimikas, who also is corporate vice president of the Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute, commented on the topic in a recent “perspective” article published by the health news outlet Healio.

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