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Introducing our smart contact lens project (for diabetics)

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

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Post by simik »

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

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

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Post by erkkie »

namank wrote: post #59
erkkie wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Getting sensors out on a non medical market (first?) might also be more feasible enabling interested people to "self medicate"

Impossible. Anything with "blood glucose" on the labelling or even a hint of it will need FDA approval.

Interesting, I didn't realize that, wonder if/how that differs in the EU

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

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Post by rosser »

namank wrote: post #58
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…

Sympathize with you! How would reduced accuracy really help you? I'm imagining that it could be worse since it could introduce anxiety...

I think what he's saying is that an accuracy of, say, 10 mg/dL on a continuous basis is better than an effortful (requires you to test — and, perhaps more importantly for Type 1 diabetics, to be able to test) accuracy of 1 mg/dL. That's still going to tell you with enough accuracy whether you need to get some carbs into your system, or whether you've put too many in already.

Please correct me if I've misconstrued.

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

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Post by kathleenj »

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…

Looks like Microsoft is/was also working on something very similar. Anyone know more details?

"Functional Contact Lens Monitors Blood Sugar Without Needles"

http://research.microsoft.com/apps/video/dl.aspx?id=150832

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

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Post by dclara »

jerryhuang100 wrote: post #54

One major concern I would have is that, in diabetic patients their eyes experience more dryness than non-diabetic patients. This might lead to more scratches on the cornea and prone to further infections and ulcers. As diabetics care 101, diabetics patients have mucher high risk of systematic infections. And this is all way before any diabetic retinopathy develops in those patients. So why Google[x] thinks it's a goo…

Totally agree. Don't know how the doctors say.

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

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Post by morganherlocker »

namank wrote: post #58
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…

Sympathize with you! How would reduced accuracy really help you? I'm imagining that it could be worse since it could introduce anxiety...

Reduced accuracy would be offset by frequency of feedback. The current model requires active input; you have to go and prick your finger. With a passive input, you could get a general idea all the time, which is especially important considering that a low blood sugar can sometimes affect your mental capacity.

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Post by matznerd »

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

I was going to say this! Ketogenic diet is the best and most stable way of eating for pretty much anyone. Fat is a much better source of energy than glucose.

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

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Post by matznerd »

kamens wrote: post #51
caseydurfee wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What would this do for you that a current CGM wouldn't?

I've experimented with multiple CGMs and have been plagued with severe accuracy issues. I know this isn't the case for all people, but I found myself constantly recalibrating the CGM only to be given readings that were — no joke — 100% different than the "normal" meter's. I'm talking CGMs giving "30" or "300" when my trusted tester claimed "150." I was careful w/ calibrations, tried for months, spoke w/ people at the…

Switch to a ketogenic diet.
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