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Re: Introducing our smart contact lens project (for diabetics)

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Post by trekky1700 »

morganherlocker wrote: post #39
klapinat0r wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As a fellow type 1 diabetic, I'm thrilled with any new projects - especially a project like this which would benefit not only type 1, and is not only targeted for type 2. > how soon this could possibly be available? I've been following various type 1 research for as long as I can remember (runs in the family, myself etc.), and I remember a similar enthusiasm back when glucose watches were first in production. I recal…

Oh, Panic Room. The movie in which a child has a severe low blood sugar, on the edge of death, and her mother administers here a large shot of... insulin! I could not believe it when I saw it. The treatment given in the movie would have killed her in no time. For future reference, in case anyone comes across a diabetic experiencing a seizure. Do not give insulin in this case. This will lower blood sugar further. What…

This has always been one of my biggest fears. People always assume diabetics need insulin, when in most cases of unconsciousness, insulin could be deadly.

Re: Introducing our smart contact lens project (for diabetics)

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Post by trekky1700 »

simcop2387 wrote: post #13
awolf wrote: post #4

As a type 1 diabetic I can say this would be a huge improvement over current continuous glucose monitoring systems. No expensive disposable parts. No needing to inject a new sensor each week. No strange, uncomfortable, and (often) painful bulge stuck to your abdomen. >We’re in discussions with the FDA, but there’s still a lot more work to do to turn this technology into a system that people can use I'm chomping at th…

likely on the order of years they have to prove that the monitoring it provides is accurate, measures what they think it does (I.e. no false positives or negatives), and doesn't v endanger the users lives (I.e. doesn't blind them I see the proposed led being an issue here since it can go off at night, and likely that it doesn't have a severe lag time that would reduce the likelihood of a life saving response because…

"every diabetic I know would switch to this in a blink"

I see what you did there.

Re: Introducing our smart contact lens project (for diabetics)

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Post by tjmc »

prawn wrote: post #100

Anyone else have a problem where if they read an interesting story like this about potential future technology, they are virtually incapacitated and unproductive for the rest of the day thinking about the potential? Obviously, a Google Glass or Oculus Rift equivalent but with contact lenses has to be one thing everyone's long thought of. But what about activating a contextual display by closing one eye briefly (a map…

Building a VR contact lens is orders of magnitude harder than this. Key challenges would be:

1. Component size.

2. Power. The glucose monitor is similar to an RFID that can be powered by radio waves. Driving a screen or laser would require much more power. So you'd probably need some sort of inductive coil matched to regular eyewear.

3. Focus. You can't at that distance. So you'd probably have to beam an image directly onto the retina with a laser.

4. Occlusion of the pupil. Really hard to avoid this one. You might have to pair with a camera to add sight back as a feed. However there could be benefits with this too - eg. night vision

5. Health. Beaming power could be a cancer risk. Also contact lenses need to breath to prevent corneal neovascularization and other nasty effects of hypoxia. Modern contacts are gas permeable but adding electronics would hinder the flow.

Re: Introducing our smart contact lens project (for diabetics)

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Post by dia473 »

We have developed a non-invasive system for measuring blood glucose (patent protected, many publications in peer reviewed magazines, working prototype).

If someone has contacts in the VC scene or is working in the VC scene and is interested please let me know.

(throw away account)

Re: Introducing our smart contact lens project (for diabetics)

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Post by aberkowitz »

morganherlocker wrote: post #33
joeconway wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You may be interested to know that Bayer's Contour USB allows you to pull the information off in an SQLite DB http://www.bayerdiabetes.co.uk/sections/products-for-my-diab...

Almost all meters allow you to extract data over USB, but the data usually comes out in an obfuscated proprietary format. Do you know which format this exports to? Scott Hanselman had a blog post about this a few years ago (can't seem to find the link). IMO, every meter should be required to export to CSV at a bare minimum. I will look into the one you linked, but for most users, they really need something that can b…

The blog post you are talking about can be found here[0]. Despite an active push by Scott for a standardized data format and communication protocol, little has been done in almost 5 years.

As a person with diabetes for 14 years, I feel frustrated about the roadblocks to accessing my data. I am currently investigating reverse engineering the one touch verioiq.

[0] http://channel9.msdn.com/coding4fun/articles/SweetSpot-The-B...

Re: Introducing our smart contact lens project (for diabetics)

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Post by venomsnake »

simik wrote: post #61
morganherlocker wrote: post #25

Type I diabetic here. Assuming current tech stays where it is (not saying it will), this could easily tack 10 years on to my lifespan. For many who watch their diabetes less closely (something I cannot fault anyone for), this could add 20-30 years. For anyone who does not know, type I diabetes is not something you can just follow a doctor's direction on and be ok. Even if you follow your doctor perfectly, there can s…

Have you tried to control your diabetes with a ketogenic diet? Dr. Bernstein, a type 1 diabetic since 1946, is successfully managing his condition with it, and wrote a book about it. http://www.diabetes-book.com/book/mylife.shtml

Dr Bernstein claiming to have type I diabetes since 1946. There was not proof on his site - no epicrisis, there was no sources chapter in his book ...

Re: Introducing our smart contact lens project (for diabetics)

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Post by venomsnake »

samstave wrote: post #87
awolf wrote: post #77

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm going to go ahead and down vote you here as well. I'm a type one diabetic on a ketogenic diet. Continuous glucose monitoring is still extremely valuable to my health.

Is this to say though that the diet is not a good idea?

When you give advice that could screw pretty well someone's life, probably you should prove the advice is beneficial or not harmful at least.
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