Medical Devices & Diagnostics Pulse Survey: Diabetes

What are diabetes patients’ biggest concerns? How many patients are using remote monitoring systems? What are the most recommended blood glucose monitoring brands? And finally, who is the most innovative manufacturer in diabetes?

View our Medical Devices & Diagnostics (MD&D) Pulse Survey on diabetes to glean these insights and more – including trends comparing the 2020 results to our 2018 Diabetes Pulse Survey.

Our April Pulse Survey, conducted together with SERMO, features input from 398 Endocrinologists across 11 countries. Select findings include:

• Damage caused by diabetes is the highest patient concern in most countries followed by high blood glucose, then fear of getting worse – all especially so in Japan. India has the highest reported fear of needles (higher than the fear of getting worse or damage caused by diabetes) and USA has the highest concern about losing weight.
• The proportion of patients who are using remote monitoring systems are rapidly increasing and are expected to continue to do so, especially in China, Europe and India. Lowest previous, current and expected future uptake is in Japan.
• The most innovative manufacturer in diabetes is…(have a look inside the full report!)

Access our MD&D Pulse: Diabetes

Ipsos’ MD&D experts are pleased to provide deeper insights into a variety of healthcare professionals. Our quarterly Pulse Surveys share top-level insights on hot topics related to MD&D in a variety of therapy areas: Access past Pulse reports here.

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