The FDA on Wednesday approved a device that monitors blood sugar levels without needing to draw blood via a finger prick.
The device, which is made by Abbott and called the "
For people living with diabetes, checking blood sugar levels with a drop of blood from the finger is a common practice.
Abbott's competitor Dexcom, which still requires the finger sticks for calibrating its device, was down 34% on the news Thursday. "T
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