[Diabetes-Talk] next cgm innovation

[Jude DaShiell]

The patch that sticks to you will weigh 10% of what patches do now.  It
could be three years from now and these should be on the market.

On Wed, 9 Jan 2019, Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via Diabetes-Talk wrote:

> Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2019 18:03:40
> From: Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter <bkpollpeter at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] next cgm innovation
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> When you say the "patch" will weigh 10% less, do you mean the sensor that
> sticks to you, or the actual transmitter? Because the sensors already very
> light weight, like a sticker. I can't imagine it weighing less than it
> already does, grin.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Jude
> DaShiell via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Wednesday, January 9, 2019 4:42 PM
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Jude DaShiell <jdashiel at panix.com>
> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] next cgm innovation
>
> Will be microneedles on a patch and it will weigh about 10% of what the
> sensors do today.  Microneedles are many and shorter than existing needles
> and less painful to use.  This should make patches stay on better once
> placed.  A swedish company has this in the works now and it's just a matter
> of getting it through testing and onto the market.  I read about this on
> facebook earlier today.
>
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