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One Drop is an integrated system consisting of a wireless glucometer having essential and futuristic lines. It is also an app available on iOS and Android in 10 different languages, including Russian, Arabic, and Chinese. One Drop is used by people with diabetes in more than 200 countries around the world.

Thanks to One Drop, users can set up alerts for taking their medications, they can view their blood glucose data and its evolution over time, obtain statistical averages, set goals, track weight trends, see insights based on the recorded data, and provide and receive support from community users who can offer tips and advice to help them manage their diabetes. The full integration with Apple Health, Google Fit, Dexcom, and Fitbit allows One Drop users to cross-reference their blood glucose data with those related to fitness and nutrition, and to obtain other information useful for their overall health. The ability to integrate the surveys makes it possible to reduce the need for continuous attention to manual monitoring of the functions related to physical activity, duration and quality of sleep, and heart rate. To further deepen its level of knowledge, One Drop exploits the enormous potential of its database providing the community that it has gone on to build with more detailed indications. One of the most important goals for the foreseeable future, at least in the United States, is to connect health-care professionals to the One Drop information network, providing them with a more detailed picture of their patients' situations, making it possible to help them establish personalized treatments. To ensure this technology can be used by as many people as possible, One Drop offers its services and supplies for diabetes also on a monthly subscription, thus allowing people to have the daily management tools they need without the obligation of insurance, prescriptions, appointments, and so forth. Subscription plans include glucose measurement through the wireless glucometer, home delivery of glycemic test supplies, and 24/7 support from expert diabetologists. One Drop is available in the United States, Canada, the European Union, and the United Kingdom, and it can also be purchased using platforms such as Walmart, Amazon, and Best Buy, helping many people improve the way they manage diabetes.

In 2019, One Drop launched an AI-based predictive algorithm that can forecast blood-sugar levels up to eight hours out using Fitbit activity detectors and Dexcom glucose monitoring systems. In August 2020, the company signed a licensing and investment agreement worth $40 million with Bayer for the use of its technology in other sectors such as oncology, cardiology, and women's health. Starting in 2021, One Drop joined forces with Bayer and SCOR, the fourth-largest global reinsurer, to bring its AI-powered digital health platform to life for insurance carriers and policyholders across the United States.