FDA Focuses Workshop On Diabetes Device Software
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The agency's Nov. 13 public workshop on software for diabetes management will focus on diabetes device interoperability and technical considerations for insulin bolus calculator design and use.
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