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Researchers design wearable tech that can sense glucose levels more accurately

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Re: Researchers design wearable tech that can sense glucose levels more accurately

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Post by stevage »

doxick wrote: post #80
lukan wrote: post #75

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why would I as a nondiabetic buy it? Out of general curiosity for my blood sugar levels?

My garmin watch measures blood oxygen, heart-rare, breathing patterns, sleep patterns, stress-levels, etc Usefull? It is if you use it. I do triathlons and knowing exactly where my blood-sugar level is at would allow me to focus better on the type of nutrition and the impact of it while working out. It would also tell me if i was a bit down before a race, so i can take some food. Basically: this is a game-changer for…

I also wonder if monitoring your blood sugar is a potential way to avoid becoming a Type 2 diabetic.

Re: Researchers design wearable tech that can sense glucose levels more accurately

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Post by hombre_fatal »

lukan wrote: post #75
theendisney4 wrote: post #25

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If it fits in a watch a lot of nondiabetics will also buy it. It can be much cheaper that way.

Why would I as a nondiabetic buy it? Out of general curiosity for my blood sugar levels?

To fuel their “low carb” low carb eating disorder.

Re: Researchers design wearable tech that can sense glucose levels more accurately

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Post by solumunus »

mjrpes wrote: post #10
Trasmatta wrote: post #2

> Currently, diabetics must frequently prick their fingers or rely on invasive wearable patches with micro-needles to track their blood-sugar levels Type 1 diabetic here - for what it's worth, CGMs aren't particularly invasive. At least in comparison to the many many years of finger pricking! But a smart watch solution would be cool. (I actually do get my CGM readings on my smart watch, which is really nice!) I know…

Not having to pay $50-100/mo for CGM patches would also be nice.

Oh there will be a subscription, don’t worry about that.

Re: Researchers design wearable tech that can sense glucose levels more accurately

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Post by cb321 »

caseyy wrote: post #47
azinman2 wrote: post #42

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But they have a minimal viable product! It’s viable! /s

Well… yes. Looking at the article, it satisfies the MVP requirements for getting grant funding. A bar GlucoWatch cleared more than two decades ago, though it could never quite clear the bar of clinical viability. Theranos also had an MVP in this sense :)

I have probably seen "viable" overinterpreted 100s of times by now. Perhaps we need to re-interpret the 'V' in "MVP" as "VC-investable" or perhaps replace it with 'I' to be I)nvestible which gets you a more pronounceable "MIP" (and maybe, just maybe highlights uncertainty since all investment carries risk)? Happens to also abbreviate "Multum In Parvo" (Latin for "many/much in little") which is not even that far off from the semantic. ;-)

Re: Researchers design wearable tech that can sense glucose levels more accurately

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Post by mzhaase »

lukan wrote: post #75
theendisney4 wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If it fits in a watch a lot of nondiabetics will also buy it. It can be much cheaper that way.

Why would I as a nondiabetic buy it? Out of general curiosity for my blood sugar levels?

Would be a real game changer for endurance sports. There is "bonking" - depletion of muscle glycogen. When that happens your race is over. Sometimes it happens even to high level athletes what feels like out of the blue. If you knew ahead of time your blood sugar is getting low you could prevent it.

Re: Researchers design wearable tech that can sense glucose levels more accurately

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Post by fragmede »

stevage wrote: post #81
doxick wrote: post #80

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My garmin watch measures blood oxygen, heart-rare, breathing patterns, sleep patterns, stress-levels, etc Usefull? It is if you use it. I do triathlons and knowing exactly where my blood-sugar level is at would allow me to focus better on the type of nutrition and the impact of it while working out. It would also tell me if i was a bit down before a race, so i can take some food. Basically: this is a game-changer for…

I also wonder if monitoring your blood sugar is a potential way to avoid becoming a Type 2 diabetic.

That's what HelloLingo is selling. A wearable blood glucose monitor for 2 weeks, like diabetics wear, so non-diabetics can get a better feel for their blood sugar level and how what they do affects it. https://www.hellolingo.com

Re: Researchers design wearable tech that can sense glucose levels more accurately

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Post by e40 »

lukan wrote: post #75
theendisney4 wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If it fits in a watch a lot of nondiabetics will also buy it. It can be much cheaper that way.

Why would I as a nondiabetic buy it? Out of general curiosity for my blood sugar levels?

Because many of us have high blood sugar but are not diabetic and knowing the impact of diet on blood sugar would be a boon to controlling the issue.

Re: Researchers design wearable tech that can sense glucose levels more accurately

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Post by tpoacher »

A prof of mine back in Oxford told us a story how he invented a similar noninvasive blood glucose monitoring technique, shown to work, patented it, patent bought by big pharma and silenced.

I'm more than convinced we had this tech ages ago but it was not profitable to deploy it. Now either relevant patents are finally expiring or the market has changed enough to allow such players to enter.

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