Internet services for glucose monitoring for people with diabetes will be added to the “white lists” of resources accessible during mobile internet restrictions in the coming months. This was announced by Health Minister Mikhail Murashko during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin dedicated to the outcomes of the December “Direct Line” Q&A session.
“During the ‘Direct Line,’ a question was raised about including internet services for glucose monitoring in the ‘white lists’ for data transmission in case of mobile communication restrictions. The Ministry of Digital Development has worked through this issue, and it will be implemented in Q1 2026,” said Murashko.
He also reported on the fulfillment of the presidential directive to establish domestic production of glucose monitoring devices. “Today, this production has been created by the Rostec Group, and output has already begun. Data from glucose monitoring is stored on Russian servers within the Russian Federation,” the minister noted.
In November 2025, the All-Russian Organization of Parents of Disabled Children formally appealed to authorities, asking for applications used with Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) systems to be placed on a “white list” of websites and services that remain accessible during mobile internet shutdowns. These shutdowns, implemented for security reasons in many regions, cut off the data transmission from a child’s CGM sensor to their parent’s smartphone, leaving families unable to monitor dangerous blood sugar fluctuations remotely.
In September, it was reported that pharmacies, along with banks and mass media, would be included in the list of resources accessible during internet restrictions.
