April 19, 2018 | Israeli digital diabetes care platform GlucoMe and Norwegian electronic medical record (EMR) company DiaMan AS announced Tuesday the market launch of the GlucoMe digital diabetes care solution in Central America, according to a statement. The GlucoMe solution will first be introduced into Guatemala, Panama, and Dominican Republic and later into Costa Rica and Nicaragua followed by the rest of Central America. GlucoMe will integrate its digital diabetes solution provider with DiaMan’s diabetes-focused EMR software, under the agreement. DiaMan will lead the distribution of GlucoMe’s solution throughout Central America, including all products — wireless blood glucose monitor, mobile app, and diabetes clinic software for healthcare professionals. Working closely with hospitals and other institutions, DiaMan expects to reach up to 70,000 users in two or three years, the statements says. Founded in 2013 by Dov Moran and Yiftah Ben Aharon, GlucoMe’s digital diabetes platform consists of a smart glucose monitor, insulin pen monitor, mobile app and cloud-based digital diabetes Clinic. Currently, about 7 million people or 8 percent of the adult population of Central America have diabetes.