Rockley Photonics is partnered with Apple and medical device makers, developing a spectrophotometer on a chip for devices like the Apple Watch and other medical wristbands. Their sensors can measure multiple biomarkers in the blood in addition to glucose, like alcohol, hydration, core body temperature, lactate. They are presenting at the Baird investment conference Monday morning. https://www.yahoo.com/now/rockley-photonics-present-baird-20...
Continuous glucose monitoring on the Apple Watch
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#12Sounds cool if i didn't have to have micro needles in my arm. Anyone wear one of these things? I figure it useful for a month then after that you have a sense on what impacts your glucose…
As a t1d who's been using a cgm for like 8 years at this point, having it there constantly is objectively better, and you normally don't notice the needle (needs a bit of fat though). Fairly routinely, I'll go a couple of days without because the installation is a bit of a pain, and my blood sugar is invariably worse on those days. A big part of it is the reduction in cognitive load devoted to managing your blood glucose. You don't have to estimate what it's doing, just decide on the right action to take. It can wake you up when you're going low, which is much better then waking up in a cold sweat and devouring your kitchen refrigerator from the hunger.
Also, the alternative is pricking your finger so it bleeds, which is much less pleasant.
One thing op doesn't talk about is close loop systems, which automate some of the insulin delivery using the sensors. They're still in the very early days, but they're generally good at dealing with random variation or overnight highs.
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#13I was looking into this the other week, I couldn't find a CGM supplier in the US that would sell dtc. I don't need it for any medical reasons. Im just interested in the data. Anyone know of a supplier?
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#14The Dexcom G7 (not yet released) is supposed to be able to connect directly to the Apple Watch. The current G6 requires the phone but does have a watch complication that displays your current trend and trend graph.
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#15Rockley Photonics is partnered with Apple and medical device makers, developing a spectrophotometer on a chip for devices like the Apple Watch and other medical wristbands. Their sensors can measure multiple biomarkers in the blood in addition to glucose, like alcohol, hydration, core body temperature, lactate. They are presenting at the Baird investment conference Monday morning. https://www.yahoo.com/now/rockley-ph…
I saw similar products at Nokia bell labs ~3 years ago. Super stoked to see this stuff actually on the market in ~2030. Kinda wish it were sooner, but if you fuck up, someone probably dies.
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#16What ever happened to that glucose monitoring contact lens that google/verily was working on?
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#17I was looking into this the other week, I couldn't find a CGM supplier in the US that would sell dtc. I don't need it for any medical reasons. Im just interested in the data. Anyone know of a supplier?
I got mine from Levels. They use the same sensor as mentioned in the article, and wrap it with their own app. Very easy to deal with. They are trying to limit demand so you need an invite code, but you can find one on Google in 5 minutes.
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#18I was looking into this the other week, I couldn't find a CGM supplier in the US that would sell dtc. I don't need it for any medical reasons. Im just interested in the data. Anyone know of a supplier?
You need a prescription, since it is a medical device. Ask your doctor and you can probably get a starter kit. You will have to wear it in order to generate the data you want. Each sensor only lasts 10 days or so. Transmitters last 3-4 months and you can hack in a new battery. Without insurance, the sensors run $300 for a 3pack. And transmitters are $150.
You might be better off finding a diabetic friend if you just want to capture data and reverse eng protocols
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#19What ever happened to that glucose monitoring contact lens that google/verily was working on?
Mentioned in the article:
“Google was working on (and then cancelled [0]) a contact lens that measured glucose levels in the tears and then communicated those levels with a small LED in the lens itself.”
[0] https://www.labiotech.eu/in-depth/contact-lens-glucose-diabe...
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#20The Dexcom G7 (not yet released) is supposed to be able to connect directly to the Apple Watch. The current G6 requires the phone but does have a watch complication that displays your current trend and trend graph.
To add to this, it can be configured to also buzz your wrist while you’re asleep if you go low (eg at 70) before it starts making noise for a very low alert (eg 55). Really convenient to not wake up a partner. Your phone still has to be in Bluetooth range though.