ŌURA rolls out glucose app linked with Dexcom's CGM Stelo
The integration between the Oura smart ring and Stelo is the culmination of a partnership between ŌURA and Dexcom in November 2024. The diabetes device giant invested $75m into Finland-based ŌURA to enable data flow between their respective products.
The Glucose feature on the Oura app will show daily glucose readings set against periods of meals, sleep, stress, and activity. Data will be extracted from Stelo, the first biosensor approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use without a prescription.
Oura will also provide insights to users on how glucose interacts with meals, stress, and daily movement. This, the ring developer says, will help patients learn lifestyle habits that help them maintain or achieve optimal glucose levels.
'Personalised guidance and insights are essential for helping people understand how their lifestyle choices affect their body, while also encouraging them to make informed health decisions that can improve their overall quality of life,' said Jake Leach, executive vice-president and chief operating officer at Dexcom.
The glucose feature was launched alongside Meals, an AI-powered tool that provides nutrition information from photographs of food.
When launched, Meals and Glucose will be available on iOS and Android for US-based Oura users, with plans to launch Meals internationally later this year.
The partnership between ŌURA and Dexcom has signalled a new chapter in the consumer health and medical device sector convergence.
ŌURA is fast becoming a household name in the wearable technology sector, thanks to its smart ring. The device measures sleep, stress, and cardiovascular data, among others. It spurred the company to nearly double its annual sales in 2024 to reach around $500m, with 2.5 million rings sold worldwide.
Dexcom, meanwhile, is a significant player in the diabetes medical device market, occupying around 74% of the CGM market share in the US, according to analysis by GlobalData. Experts have previously said the partnership between the two companies has the potential to improve adherence and behaviour changes, both critical for long-term diabetes management.
One of the key financial aspects of the partnership was that both Dexcom and ŌURA would co-market and cross-sell each other's products. That is indeed now a reality, with new and existing Oura members able to purchase Stelo directly from the smart ring developer for $99. The CGM can be bundled with or without a ring, representing a model example of consumer health and medtech product combination, though this is currently only available in the US.
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