ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,749,577, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to Dexcom Inc. (San Diego).

"Continuous glucose monitoring follower and social support enhancements" was invented by Carly Rose Olson (San Diego), Afshan A. Kleinhanzl (San Diego), Adam G. Noar (San Diego), Harry Shaw Strothers (San Diego), Andrew Merrill Terry (San Diego), Michiko Araki Kelley (San Diego), Afsaneh Sofia Sadri (San Diego), Amit Premal Joshipura (San Diego), Benjamin E. West (San Diego), Apurv U. Kamath (San Diego), Michele Leah Cambou (San Diego), Alexander Michael Diener (San Diego), Stacey Lynne Fischer (San Diego), Douglas S. Kanter (San Diego), Mark Derdzinski (Aliquippa, Pa.) and Chad M. Patterson (San Diego).

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