What about all the other wearable sensors like https://www.stelo.com https://www.hellolingo.com
No FDA authorization I guess
Nope that was two years ago.
https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-clea...
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#22What about all the other wearable sensors like https://www.stelo.com https://www.hellolingo.com
The difference is that these only measure blood sugar, while the new system also measures ketones, of keto diet fame, which are leading indicators of a really dangerous situation called diabetic ketoacidosis. It's treatable with a hospitalized IV insulin drip, but can be avoided if you have some advance notice.
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#23So she was merely ahead of her time.
The use case was never the problem. The problem was that it did not work.
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#24So she was merely ahead of her time.
That silly patch idea?
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#25So she was merely ahead of her time.
Who?
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#26What about all the other wearable sensors like https://www.stelo.com https://www.hellolingo.com
These are the same CGM technologies (Dexcom = Stelo and Lingo = Libre), just aimed at the over the counter "health and fitness" market.
This is not verified info, but I would assume these are either A) the exact same device, just with different marketing B) "binned" production runs that did not meet the accuracy threshold for clinical/prescribed use, but are otherwise "good enough" for someone looking to healthmaxx.
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#29Earlier quoted context omitted.
non-invasive continuous blood sugar measurement is mired in patents and technical challenges. Turns out it's really difficult to disambiguate the absorption lines of glucose from other similarly shaped molecules when you're also dealing with untangling skin conductivity, transmissivity, sweat, inflammation etc.
I also think there's no financial incentive from incumbents to develop something like this. Why would abbott develop something that works "forever" if they can milk people buying new sensors every 10~14 days.
For abbott, no. But what about for Garmin, Apple, Samsung, or Google?
Diabetics would snap up a smart watch which does accurate glucose monitoring in a heartbeat.
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#30Earlier quoted context omitted.
I also think there's no financial incentive from incumbents to develop something like this. Why would abbott develop something that works "forever" if they can milk people buying new sensors every 10~14 days.
For abbott, no. But what about for Garmin, Apple, Samsung, or Google? Diabetics would snap up a smart watch which does accurate glucose monitoring in a heartbeat.
There is a major IP holder in the space who is asserting their ownership, so even if they could solve the technical challenges, they might not be able to come to market.