SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 14, 2024--
This World Diabetes Day, DexCom, Inc. (NASDAQ: DXCM), the global leader in glucose biosensing technology, is encouraging people with diabetes globally to take the first step to discover what they’re made of. This comes as global data 1 shows nearly 70% of people with diabetes say they didn’t know where to begin their health journey when they were first diagnosed, and nearly half said diabetes has limited their ability to pursue a passion or interest.
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Dexcom is teaming up with its thousands of global brand advocates – Dexcom Warriors and Stelo Ambassadors, including Nick Jonas, Lance Bass, Retta, Ed Gamble, Molly Sandén and more – to inspire and motivate people with all types of diabetes to take the first step toward discovering what they’re made of. (Photo: Business Wire)
For National Diabetes Awareness Month in the U.S. and Canada (November) and on World Diabetes Day (Nov. 14), Dexcom is teaming up with its thousands of global brand advocates – Dexcom Warriors and Stelo Ambassadors, including Nick Jonas, Lance Bass, Retta, Ed Gamble, Molly Sandén and more – to invite people with diabetes to share something they're striving toward on social media – whether it be a new goal, new habit, new beginning or new adventure. By bringing this community together, Dexcom aims to inspire and motivate people with all types of diabetes to take the first step toward discovering what they’re made of.
As part of the campaign, Dexcom surveyed people with diabetes around the world (U.S., U.K., Germany, Poland, Canada, Japan, Netherlands, Australia and New Zealand) and found that 85% of respondents believe that taking small steps to managing diabetes can lead to significant improvements in overall wellbeing. In addition, 84% of current tech users say that technology, such as a CGM or a glucose biosensor, can help those managing diabetes achieve their dreams.
This new data further emphasizes the importance of technology in helping people better manage their diabetes and demonstrates the significance of Dexcom’s relentless commitment to innovation. The company recently added to its portfolio of products with the launch of award-winning 2 Stelo, the first over-the-counter glucose biosensor in the U.S., and Dexcom ONE+, the latest CGM system in Europe using Dexcom’s best-in-class sensor platform. Both of these product launches help improve access to life-changing CGM and glucose biosensing, giving even more people with diabetes the peace of mind they need to achieve their dreams.
“At Dexcom, we know better health empowers us all, and I believe World Diabetes Day is the perfect time to change the perception of what’s possible,” said Kevin Sayer, president and chief executive officer at Dexcom. “Our community of users, caregivers, and physicians have inspired us—and we hope that by delivering critical health information across our portfolio of leading glucose biosensors we’re able to do the same. As we build on our legacy of pioneering this industry, we’re committed to helping people at any age and any stage of diabetes receive the information and tools they need to discover what they’re made of.”
“A diabetes diagnosis can feel isolating. With the right support and tools, like Dexcom biosensing technology, it doesn't have to be," said Nick Jonas, multi-platinum recording artist, songwriter, actor and philanthropist. “I'm part of a community that's living proof of what people with all types of diabetes can achieve, and this World Diabetes Day, we hope to inspire others around the world to truly discover what they're made of—and embrace their full potential to live beyond their diagnoses."
In the U.S., Dexcom is hosting a giveaway to inspire people with diabetes to take their first step towards a goal, habit or journey to change their perception of what’s possible. During the month of November, people with diabetes are invited to share their aspirations, small or large. Whether it’s logging the first mile for a 5K run, committing to learn a new language or signing up for a cooking class, every journey starts with taking the first step to discover what you’re made of. Dexcom will help empower that first step by randomly selecting participants to win a $500 prize to jumpstart their journey.
To join the conversation this National Diabetes Awareness Month and World Diabetes Day, share #DiscoverWithDexcom on Instagram and TikTok. Dexcom and Stelo users can enter the U.S. giveaway by visiting Dexcom.com/G7Giveaway or Dexcom.com/SteloGiveaway.
About Dexcom
Dexcom empowers people to take control of health through innovative biosensing technology. Founded in 1999, Dexcom has pioneered and set the standard in glucose biosensing for more than 25 years. Its technology has transformed how people manage diabetes and track their glucose, helping them feel more in control and live more confidently.
Dexcom. Discover what you’re made of. For more information, visit www.dexcom.com.
Survey Methodology
Dexcom surveyed 2,250 individuals over the age of 18 living with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes. 250 individuals were sourced from each of the following markets: Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, the UK and the US. The survey was fielded in October 2024 using Forsta, and panel was sourced from ResearchDesk by RepData.
1 Dexcom, data on file, 2024.
2 (2024). Best Inventions of 2024, TIME.
Dexcom surveyed people with diabetes around the world and found that 84% of current tech users say that technology, such as a CGM or a glucose biosensor, can help those managing diabetes achieve their dreams. (Photo: Business Wire)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sluggish December hiring concluded a year of weak employment gains that have frustrated job seekers even though layoffs and unemployment have remained low.
Employers added just 50,000 jobs last month, nearly unchanged from a downwardly revised figure of 56,000 in November, the Labor Department said Friday. The unemployment rate slipped to 4.4%, its first decline since June, from 4.5% in November, a figure also revised lower.
The data suggests that businesses are reluctant to add workers even as economic growth has picked up. Many companies hired aggressively after the pandemic and no longer need to fill more jobs. Others have held back due to widespread uncertainty caused by President Donald Trump’s shifting tariff policies, elevated inflation, and the spread of artificial intelligence, which could alter or even replace some jobs.
Still, economists were encouraged by the drop in the unemployment rate, which had risen in the previous four straight reports. It had also alarmed officials at the Federal Reserve, prompting three cuts to the central bank's key interest rate last year. The decline lowered the odds of another rate reduction in January, economists said.
“The labor market looks to have stabilized, but at a slower pace of employment growth,” Blerina Uruci, chief economist at T. Rowe Price, said. There is no urgency for the Fed to cut rates further, for now."
Some Federal Reserve officials are concerned that inflation remains above their target of 2% annual growth, and hasn't improved since 2024. They support keeping rates where they are to combat inflation. Others, however, are more worried that hiring has nearly ground to a halt and have supported lowering borrowing costs to spur spending and growth.
November's job gain was revised slightly lower, from 64,000 to 56,000, while October's now shows a much steeper drop, with a loss of 173,000 positions, down from previous estimates of a 105,000 decline. The government revises the jobs figures as it receives more survey responses from businesses.
The economy has now lost an average of 22,000 jobs a month in the past three months, the government said. A year ago, in December 2024, it had gained 209,000 a month. Most of those losses reflect the purge of government workers by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency.
Nearly all the jobs added in December were in the health care and restaurant and hotel industries. Health care added 38,500 jobs, while restaurants and hotels gained 47,000. Governments — mostly at the state and local level — added 13,000.
Manufacturing, construction and retail companies all shed jobs. Retailers cut 25,000 positions, a sign that holiday hiring has been weaker than previous years. Manufacturers have shed jobs every month since April, when Trump announced sweeping tariffs intended to boost manufacturing.
Wall Street and Washington are looking closely at Friday's report as it's the first clean reading on the labor market in three months. The government didn’t issue a report in October because of the six-week government shutdown, and November’s data was distorted by the closure, which lasted until Nov. 12.
The hiring slowdown reflects more than just a reluctance by companies to add jobs. With an aging population and a sharp drop in immigration, the economy doesn't need to create as many jobs as it has in the past to keep the unemployment rate steady. As a result, a gain of 50,000 jobs is not as clear a sign of weakness as it would have been in previous years.
And layoffs are still low, a sign firms aren't rapidly cutting jobs, as typically happens in a recession. The “low-hire, low-fire” job market does mean current workers have some job security, though those without jobs can have a tougher time.
Ernesto Castro, 44, has applied for hundreds of jobs since leaving his last in May. Yet the Los Angeles resident has gotten just three initial interviews, and only one follow-up, after which he heard nothing.
With nearly a decade of experience providing customer support for software companies, Castro expected to find a new job pretty quickly as he did in 2024.
“I should be in a good position,” Castro said. “It’s been awful.”
He worries that more companies are turning to artificial intelligence to help clients learn to use new software. He hears ads from tech companies that urge companies to slash workers that provide the kind of services he has in his previous jobs. His contacts in the industry say that employees are increasingly reluctant to switch jobs amid all the uncertainty, which leaves fewer open jobs for others.
He is now looking into starting his own software company, and is also exploring project management roles.
December’s report caps a year of sluggish hiring, particularly after April's “liberation day” tariff announcement by Trump. The economy generated an average of 111,000 jobs a month in the first three months of 2025. But that pace dropped to just 11,000 in the three months ended in August, before rebounding slightly to 22,000 in November.
Last year, the economy gained just 584,000 jobs, sharply lower than that more than 2 million added in 2024. It's the smallest annual gain since the COVID-19 pandemic decimated the job market in 2020.
Subdued hiring underscores a key conundrum surrounding the economy as it enters 2026: Growth has picked up to healthy levels, yet hiring has weakened noticeably and the unemployment rate has increased in the last four jobs reports.
Most economists expect hiring will accelerate this year as growth remains solid, and Trump's tax cut legislation is expected to produce large tax refunds this spring. Yet economists acknowledge there are other possibilities: Weak job gains could drag down future growth. Or the economy could keep expanding at a healthy clip, while automation and the spread of artificial intelligence reduces the need for more jobs.
Productivity, or output per hour worked, a measure of worker efficiency, has improved in the past three years and jumped nearly 5% in the July-September quarter. That means companies can produce more without adding jobs. Over time, it should also boost worker pay.
Even with such sluggish job gains, the economy has continued to expand, with growth reaching a 4.3% annual rate in last year's July-September quarter, the best in two years. Strong consumer spending helped drive the gain. The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta forecasts that growth could slow to a still-solid 2.7% in the final three months of last year.
FILE - A hiring sign is displayed at a grocery store in Northbrook, Ill., Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
