TUBELESS INSULIN PUMP MARKET ANALYSIS

Market Challenges And Opportunities

Increasing prevalence of diabetes and robust development in technology is expected to drive growth of the market over the forecast period

Increasing prevalence of diabetes due to obesity and increasing geriatric population is driving demand for tubeless insulin pump market. According to the World Health Organization, 2016, an estimated 422 million adults were suffering from diabetes globally. New technologies incorporated into tubeless insulin pump devices is leading to increasing demand for insulin pump devices worldwide. Market players are focused on developing new technologies in tubeless insulin pump devices, which can be used at home with ease and with accurate results, this in turn is expected to boost overall market growth during the forecast period. For instance, in 2016, in the U.K., Medtrum Technologies, Inc. launched S6 Easysense Disposable CGM System, which provides interstitial glucose levels in every two minutes and P6 Tubeless Patch Pump, which is ideal for type 2 diabetes management and gestational diabetes. It also allows monitoring of data using mobile app. However, high long-term cost associated with the use of tubeless insulin pump hampers the market growth. Compliance to therapy reduces over the time, owing to significant cost associated with daily use.