Health Rounds: Glucose monitoring devices for type 2 diabetes benefit even those not on insulin

(Health Rounds, winner of the 2026 Publishers Newsletter Award for Best Science Newsletter, is published on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Think a friend or colleague should know about us? Forward this newsletter to them. They can also subscribe here) By Nancy Lapid Oct 15 (Reuters) — Hello Health Rounds readers! Today we highlight a study that found benefits of wearable glucose monitoring devices for all patients with diabetes, regardless of insulin dependence. We also report on a positive trial of a J&J pill in ulcerative colitis, and a discovery about ovaries after menopause. Continuous glucose monitoring benefits all with diabetes The benefits of wearable continuous glucose monitoring devices extend even to patients with diabetes who do not use insulin, a new study found. Until now, the devices have been recommended only for patients receiving insulin. In a six-month trial sponsored by device manufacturer Dexcom, 283 adults with type 2 diabetes who were not using insulin received either continuous glucose monitoring with the Dexcom G7 — a coin-size plastic disc worn on the upper arm — or routine care. The average hemoglobin A1c — a measure of average blood sugar levels over time — fel