
Feature|Articles|June 23, 2026
Pharmacists Are at the Forefront of Technology in Diabetes Care
Author(s)Ashley Gallagher, MA
Diabetes technology shifts to continuous glucose monitoring, automated insulin delivery, and connected pens, empowering pharmacists to guide safer care.
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The landscape of diabetes management is undergoing a profound transformation, moving away from isolated fingerstick readings toward a world of continuous data and automated therapy. Although diabetes technology has historically been divided into insulin administration and glucose measurement, the field now encompasses a complex ecosystem of hardware and software, including continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), automated insulin delivery (AID) systems, and connected insulin pens.1
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