Medtronic announces data technology partnership with Glooko

Medtronic has announced a new data sharing partnership with Glooko, a leading provider of diabetes data unification and analytics technology.

The partnership will see information from Medtronic's insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors incorporated into Glooko's secure unified cloud and mobile-based diabetes management platform.

Additionally, Medtronic will be able to integrate other health and wellness data sources, such as food medication fitness and biometric data, with its CareLink platform to provide additional insights for patients and care providers.

This comes as part of wider efforts by Medtronic to deliver more holistic diabetes management solutions and allow patients to access crucial data as easily as possible.

Annette Bruls, vice-president and general manager for diabetes services and solutions at Medtronic, said: "By partnering with the Glooko diabetes management platform we can provide safe and secure access to meaningful diabetes information to our customers that goes beyond just device data."

This comes after the firm acquired Diabeter, an innovative, independent Netherlands-based diabetes clinic and research centre, earlier this year.