[Diabetes-Talk] Dexcom G6 and iPhone 12

Jessica Jones jessikajonz at earthlink.net
Thu Jul 15 18:50:30 UTC 2021


Hello everyone,
I am a long time reader, this is my first question to all of you: I am a Dexcom G6 user as well as a long time iPhone user. I am about to upgrade from an iPhone 8 to one of the newer versions. I seem to remember reading in this list that some of you were having trouble with your Dexcom G6 and one of the newer versions of iPhone. If I am correct about this, can one of you let me know which version of iPhone and I absolutely need to stay away from? If I am incorrect on thinking that I have heard you discuss this point, please disregard this email. Thank you so much to all of you in advance.

Jessica Jones. 

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>   1. A question (Jeanette Kutash)
>   2. Re: FW: Need your help! (Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter)
>   3. Non-invasive blood sugar measurement from Apple supplier
>      Rockley. (Eileen Scrivani)
>   4. Re: A question (Patricia Maddix)
>   5. Re: A question (gmelconian619 at gmail.com)
>   6. Re: Non-invasive blood sugar measurement from Apple supplier
>      Rockley. (Patricia Maddix)
>   7. Re: Non-invasive blood sugar measurement from Apple supplier
>      Rockley. (Gary-melconian)
>   8. Re: Non-invasive blood sugar measurement from Apple supplier
>      Rockley. (Sheila)
>   9. Re: Non-invasive blood sugar measurement from Apple supplier
>      Rockley. (gmelconian619 at gmail.com)
>  10. Wave of the Future: New Glucose Technology Could
>      Revolutionize Care | diaTribe (Melanie Torrance)
>  11. Re: FW: Need your help! (David Andrews)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2021 09:18:34 -0400
> From: "Jeanette Kutash" <kutash-jm at comcast.net>
> To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] A question
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> I am interested to know from those who buy the Freestyle Libre Sensors
> without prescription who they buy them from and how much they cost.
> 
> 
> 
> All information is welcome.
> 
> 
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> 
> 
> Jeanette Kutash
> 
> 
> 
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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2021 11:18:18 -0500
> From: "Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter" <bkpollpeter at gmail.com>
> To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] FW: Need your help!
> Message-ID: <00c201d778cb$dbd87810$93896830$@gmail.com>
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> Great. Wish the healthcare field would stay on top of this stuff, but
> sometimes, we need to make it aware.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Walter
> Mitchell via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2021 5:20 AM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: walterl.mitch2 at gmail.com
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] FW: Need your help!
> 
> Thank you Bridgit, I have already made her aware and she assured me that her
> terminology will change.
> 
> "Blind love is the answer, today, and for our future!"
> 
> Walter
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Bridgit
> Kuenning-Pollpeter via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2021 12:04 AM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter <bkpollpeter at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] FW: Need your help!
> 
> Sure, but can you also inform your contact that visually impaired and
> handicap are no longer used and definitely not preferred? The terms should
> be blind and low vision.
> 
> B
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> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] FW: Need your help!
> 
> Greetings All,
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> Thank you,
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> Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2021 10:42 PM
> To: Walter Mitchell <w.mitchell at wrpd.org <mailto:w.mitchell at wrpd.org> >
> Subject: Need your help!
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> Walter, I am trying to reach out to as many blind and visually handicapped
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> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2021 14:25:19 -0400
> From: "Eileen Scrivani" <etscrivani at verizon.net>
> To: "NFB Diabetes Talk" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] Non-invasive blood sugar measurement from
>    Apple supplier Rockley.
> Message-ID: <C81C9E99E92743999E1E0CCD6B5F4A0F at eileen>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
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> I got the below from an Apple list I am subscribed to and thought others on this list would have an interest in it as I do.
> 
> Eileen ...
> 
> By Ben Lovejoy at:
> 
> https://9to5mac.com/2021/07/14/non-invasive-blood-sugar-measurement/
> 
> Non-invasive blood sugar measurement has been described as the holy grail of consumer medical tech, and an Apple supplier has now formally announced its
> solution. It says it is now moving into the test phase.
> The first stage will be a standalone wristband, but the hope is that the tech will make it into future Apple Watch models ?
> Background
> We reported earlier on the company?s work on a new generation of health sensors .
> Apple is listed as the largest client of Rockley Photonics, an electronics company working on a system that uses similar sensors to the existing Apple
> Watch ones, but with many more capabilities [?]
> This UK electronics startup is developing a unique spectrometer-on-a-chip platform capable of detecting blood pressure, glucose, hydration and alcohol
> levels from the wrist [?]
> The existing Apple Watch sensors use a mix of infrared and visible light to measure both heart rate and oxygen saturation. Rockley is working on more sensitive
> versions of these sensors, which would be capable of measuring other things.
> Non-invasive blood sugar measurement announcement
> 
> Rockley has today officially announced the system.
> Rockley Photonics, a leading global silicon photonics technology company, today revealed its complete full-stack, ?clinic-on-the- wrist? digital health
> sensor system.
> Rockley?s sensor module and associated reference designs for consumer products integrate hardware and application firmware to enable wearable devices to
> monitor multiple biomarkers, including core body temperature, blood pressure, body hydration, alcohol, lactate, and glucose trends, among others [?]
> The sensor non-invasively probes beneath the skin to analyze blood, interstitial fluids, and various layers of the dermis for constituents and physical
> phenomena of interest. Such biomarkers have historically been measurable only by using bench-top equipment.
> [The tech] will be used in a sequence of in-house human studies in the coming months.
> The company says that it expects first-gen versions to be available for commercial use from the first half of next year.
> As we?ve noted before, there?s no guarantee as yet that the trials will be successful, nor that Apple will use it in Apple Watches, but it?s a safe bet
> that this is one of the Cupertino?s key goals for the product.
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> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2021 12:57:32 -0700
> From: Patricia Maddix <pmaddix at comcast.net>
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] A question
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> We live in Vancouver Washington and my husband uses the freestyle. He buys them at Costco for around $30-$35 each. But sometimes they forget to use his Costco card to run it and then they ask for double that amount so he has to be careful.
> 
> Sent
> Patricia from my iPhone
> 
>> On Jul 14, 2021, at 6:20 AM, Jeanette Kutash via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> ?I am interested to know from those who buy the Freestyle Libre Sensors
>> without prescription who they buy them from and how much they cost.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> All information is welcome.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Thank you,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Jeanette Kutash
>> 
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> Message: 5
> Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2021 13:22:59 -0700
> From: <gmelconian619 at gmail.com>
> To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] A question
> Message-ID: <002401d778ee$0a5cea50$1f16bef0$@gmail.com>
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> I get them for the same price but I usually do a 3 month supply at walgreens and that  cost about $210.  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Patricia Maddix via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2021 12:58 PM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Patricia Maddix <pmaddix at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] A question
> 
> We live in Vancouver Washington and my husband uses the freestyle. He buys them at Costco for around $30-$35 each. But sometimes they forget to use his Costco card to run it and then they ask for double that amount so he has to be careful.
> 
> Sent
> Patricia from my iPhone
> 
>> On Jul 14, 2021, at 6:20 AM, Jeanette Kutash via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> ?I am interested to know from those who buy the Freestyle Libre 
>> Sensors without prescription who they buy them from and how much they cost.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> All information is welcome.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Thank you,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Jeanette Kutash
>> 
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> ------------------------------
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> Message: 6
> Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2021 13:58:55 -0700
> From: Patricia Maddix <pmaddix at comcast.net>
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Non-invasive blood sugar measurement from
>    Apple supplier Rockley.
> Message-ID: <7964732E-D9BF-4CDB-8460-888C290B60D9 at comcast.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
> 
> Eileen,
> Thank you for this update. I had read something about this last year. I don?t imagine that the first release which will be a standalone wristband will talk but once Apple adopts it then we will be able to take advantage of this new technology.
> Patricia
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Jul 14, 2021, at 11:30 AM, Eileen Scrivani via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> ?I got the below from an Apple list I am subscribed to and thought others on this list would have an interest in it as I do.
>> 
>> Eileen ...
>> 
>> By Ben Lovejoy at:
>> 
>> https://9to5mac.com/2021/07/14/non-invasive-blood-sugar-measurement/
>> 
>> Non-invasive blood sugar measurement has been described as the holy grail of consumer medical tech, and an Apple supplier has now formally announced its
>> solution. It says it is now moving into the test phase.
>> The first stage will be a standalone wristband, but the hope is that the tech will make it into future Apple Watch models ?
>> Background
>> We reported earlier on the company?s work on a new generation of health sensors .
>> Apple is listed as the largest client of Rockley Photonics, an electronics company working on a system that uses similar sensors to the existing Apple
>> Watch ones, but with many more capabilities [?]
>> This UK electronics startup is developing a unique spectrometer-on-a-chip platform capable of detecting blood pressure, glucose, hydration and alcohol
>> levels from the wrist [?]
>> The existing Apple Watch sensors use a mix of infrared and visible light to measure both heart rate and oxygen saturation. Rockley is working on more sensitive
>> versions of these sensors, which would be capable of measuring other things.
>> Non-invasive blood sugar measurement announcement
>> 
>> Rockley has today officially announced the system.
>> Rockley Photonics, a leading global silicon photonics technology company, today revealed its complete full-stack, ?clinic-on-the- wrist? digital health
>> sensor system.
>> Rockley?s sensor module and associated reference designs for consumer products integrate hardware and application firmware to enable wearable devices to
>> monitor multiple biomarkers, including core body temperature, blood pressure, body hydration, alcohol, lactate, and glucose trends, among others [?]
>> The sensor non-invasively probes beneath the skin to analyze blood, interstitial fluids, and various layers of the dermis for constituents and physical
>> phenomena of interest. Such biomarkers have historically been measurable only by using bench-top equipment.
>> [The tech] will be used in a sequence of in-house human studies in the coming months.
>> The company says that it expects first-gen versions to be available for commercial use from the first half of next year.
>> As we?ve noted before, there?s no guarantee as yet that the trials will be successful, nor that Apple will use it in Apple Watches, but it?s a safe bet
>> that this is one of the Cupertino?s key goals for the product.
>> <Eileen scrivani.vcf>
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> 
> 
> ------------------------------
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> Message: 7
> Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2021 14:23:30 -0700
> From: "Gary-melconian" <gmelconian619 at gmail.com>
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Non-invasive blood sugar measurement from
>    Apple supplier Rockley.
> Message-ID:
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> 
> I think once this technology has been developed in improved from the 
> version of version. I imagine that all watch makers will have this 
> technology in their watches will it be Samsung apple or any other watch 
> manufacturer that does smartwatches. So I would not be surprised that in 
> due time we will get some type of innovative future like this down the road.
> 
> 
>> On July 14, 2021 2:00:19 PM Patricia Maddix via Diabetes-Talk 
>> <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Eileen,
>> Thank you for this update. I had read something about this last year. I 
>> don?t imagine that the first release which will be a standalone wristband 
>> will talk but once Apple adopts it then we will be able to take advantage 
>> of this new technology.
>> Patricia
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Jul 14, 2021, at 11:30 AM, Eileen Scrivani via Diabetes-Talk 
>>> <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> ?I got the below from an Apple list I am subscribed to and thought others 
>>> on this list would have an interest in it as I do.
>>> 
>>> Eileen ...
>>> 
>>> By Ben Lovejoy at:
>>> 
>>> https://9to5mac.com/2021/07/14/non-invasive-blood-sugar-measurement/
>>> 
>>> Non-invasive blood sugar measurement has been described as the holy grail 
>>> of consumer medical tech, and an Apple supplier has now formally announced its
>>> solution. It says it is now moving into the test phase.
>>> The first stage will be a standalone wristband, but the hope is that the 
>>> tech will make it into future Apple Watch models ?
>>> Background
>>> We reported earlier on the company?s work on a new generation of health 
>>> sensors .
>>> Apple is listed as the largest client of Rockley Photonics, an electronics 
>>> company working on a system that uses similar sensors to the existing Apple
>>> Watch ones, but with many more capabilities [?]
>>> This UK electronics startup is developing a unique spectrometer-on-a-chip 
>>> platform capable of detecting blood pressure, glucose, hydration and alcohol
>>> levels from the wrist [?]
>>> The existing Apple Watch sensors use a mix of infrared and visible light to 
>>> measure both heart rate and oxygen saturation. Rockley is working on more 
>>> sensitive
>>> versions of these sensors, which would be capable of measuring other things.
>>> Non-invasive blood sugar measurement announcement
>>> 
>>> Rockley has today officially announced the system.
>>> Rockley Photonics, a leading global silicon photonics technology company, 
>>> today revealed its complete full-stack, ?clinic-on-the- wrist? digital health
>>> sensor system.
>>> Rockley?s sensor module and associated reference designs for consumer 
>>> products integrate hardware and application firmware to enable wearable 
>>> devices to
>>> monitor multiple biomarkers, including core body temperature, blood 
>>> pressure, body hydration, alcohol, lactate, and glucose trends, among 
>>> others [?]
>>> The sensor non-invasively probes beneath the skin to analyze blood, 
>>> interstitial fluids, and various layers of the dermis for constituents and 
>>> physical
>>> phenomena of interest. Such biomarkers have historically been measurable 
>>> only by using bench-top equipment.
>>> [The tech] will be used in a sequence of in-house human studies in the 
>>> coming months.
>>> The company says that it expects first-gen versions to be available for 
>>> commercial use from the first half of next year.
>>> As we?ve noted before, there?s no guarantee as yet that the trials will be 
>>> successful, nor that Apple will use it in Apple Watches, but it?s a safe bet
>>> that this is one of the Cupertino?s key goals for the product.
>>> <Eileen scrivani.vcf>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Diabetes-Talk mailing list
>>> Diabetes-Talk at nfbnet.org
>>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org
>>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for 
>>> Diabetes-Talk:
>>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org/pmaddix%40comcast.net
>> 
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> Message: 8
> Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2021 15:52:09 -0600
> From: Sheila <sheila.leigland at gmail.com>
> To: Eileen Scrivani via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Non-invasive blood sugar measurement from
>    Apple supplier Rockley.
> Message-ID: <b4a7d075-594f-be97-5d06-04028fec5a7e at gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
> 
> thank you for posting this. I will be watching this closely.
> 
>> On 7/14/2021 12:25 PM, Eileen Scrivani via Diabetes-Talk wrote:
>> I got the below from an Apple list I am subscribed to and thought others on this list would have an interest in it as I do.
>> 
>> Eileen ...
>> 
>> By Ben Lovejoy at:
>> 
>> https://9to5mac.com/2021/07/14/non-invasive-blood-sugar-measurement/
>> 
>> Non-invasive blood sugar measurement has been described as the holy grail of consumer medical tech, and an Apple supplier has now formally announced its
>> solution. It says it is now moving into the test phase.
>> The first stage will be a standalone wristband, but the hope is that the tech will make it into future Apple Watch models ?
>> Background
>> We reported earlier on the company?s work on a new generation of health sensors .
>> Apple is listed as the largest client of Rockley Photonics, an electronics company working on a system that uses similar sensors to the existing Apple
>> Watch ones, but with many more capabilities [?]
>> This UK electronics startup is developing a unique spectrometer-on-a-chip platform capable of detecting blood pressure, glucose, hydration and alcohol
>> levels from the wrist [?]
>> The existing Apple Watch sensors use a mix of infrared and visible light to measure both heart rate and oxygen saturation. Rockley is working on more sensitive
>> versions of these sensors, which would be capable of measuring other things.
>> Non-invasive blood sugar measurement announcement
>> 
>> Rockley has today officially announced the system.
>> Rockley Photonics, a leading global silicon photonics technology company, today revealed its complete full-stack, ?clinic-on-the- wrist? digital health
>> sensor system.
>> Rockley?s sensor module and associated reference designs for consumer products integrate hardware and application firmware to enable wearable devices to
>> monitor multiple biomarkers, including core body temperature, blood pressure, body hydration, alcohol, lactate, and glucose trends, among others [?]
>> The sensor non-invasively probes beneath the skin to analyze blood, interstitial fluids, and various layers of the dermis for constituents and physical
>> phenomena of interest. Such biomarkers have historically been measurable only by using bench-top equipment.
>> [The tech] will be used in a sequence of in-house human studies in the coming months.
>> The company says that it expects first-gen versions to be available for commercial use from the first half of next year.
>> As we?ve noted before, there?s no guarantee as yet that the trials will be successful, nor that Apple will use it in Apple Watches, but it?s a safe bet
>> that this is one of the Cupertino?s key goals for the product.
>> 
>> _______________________________________________
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> Message: 9
> Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2021 16:12:06 -0700
> From: <gmelconian619 at gmail.com>
> To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Non-invasive blood sugar measurement from
>    Apple supplier Rockley.
> Message-ID: <001701d77905$aa8131f0$ff8395d0$@gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain;    charset="UTF-8"
> 
> This will be a revolutionary feet. As well,  there  are other companies also working on the process of glucose monitoring as well with wearables in mind.  ---Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Sheila via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2021 2:52 PM
> To: Eileen Scrivani via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Sheila <sheila.leigland at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Non-invasive blood sugar measurement from Apple supplier Rockley.
> 
> thank you for posting this. I will be watching this closely.
> 
>> On 7/14/2021 12:25 PM, Eileen Scrivani via Diabetes-Talk wrote:
>> I got the below from an Apple list I am subscribed to and thought others on this list would have an interest in it as I do.
>> 
>> Eileen ...
>> 
>> By Ben Lovejoy at:
>> 
>> https://9to5mac.com/2021/07/14/non-invasive-blood-sugar-measurement/
>> 
>> Non-invasive blood sugar measurement has been described as the holy 
>> grail of consumer medical tech, and an Apple supplier has now formally announced its solution. It says it is now moving into the test phase.
>> The first stage will be a standalone wristband, but the hope is that 
>> the tech will make it into future Apple Watch models ? Background We 
>> reported earlier on the company?s work on a new generation of health sensors .
>> Apple is listed as the largest client of Rockley Photonics, an 
>> electronics company working on a system that uses similar sensors to 
>> the existing Apple Watch ones, but with many more capabilities [?] 
>> This UK electronics startup is developing a unique 
>> spectrometer-on-a-chip platform capable of detecting blood pressure, 
>> glucose, hydration and alcohol levels from the wrist [?] The existing Apple Watch sensors use a mix of infrared and visible light to measure both heart rate and oxygen saturation. Rockley is working on more sensitive versions of these sensors, which would be capable of measuring other things.
>> Non-invasive blood sugar measurement announcement
>> 
>> Rockley has today officially announced the system.
>> Rockley Photonics, a leading global silicon photonics technology 
>> company, today revealed its complete full-stack, ?clinic-on-the- wrist? digital health sensor system.
>> Rockley?s sensor module and associated reference designs for consumer 
>> products integrate hardware and application firmware to enable 
>> wearable devices to monitor multiple biomarkers, including core body 
>> temperature, blood pressure, body hydration, alcohol, lactate, and glucose trends, among others [?] The sensor non-invasively probes beneath the skin to analyze blood, interstitial fluids, and various layers of the dermis for constituents and physical phenomena of interest. Such biomarkers have historically been measurable only by using bench-top equipment.
>> [The tech] will be used in a sequence of in-house human studies in the coming months.
>> The company says that it expects first-gen versions to be available for commercial use from the first half of next year.
>> As we?ve noted before, there?s no guarantee as yet that the trials 
>> will be successful, nor that Apple will use it in Apple Watches, but it?s a safe bet that this is one of the Cupertino?s key goals for the product.
>> 
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> Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2021 19:17:45 -0400
> From: Melanie Torrance <melanietorrance at icloud.com>
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] Wave of the Future: New Glucose Technology
>    Could Revolutionize Care | diaTribe
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> Here?s more info as well. Melanie Torrance
> https://diatribe.org/wave-future-new-glucose-technology-could-revolutionize-care
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> Sent from Melanie's i phone
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> Message: 11
> Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2021 20:58:18 -0500
> From: David Andrews <dandrews920 at comcast.net>
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>, "'Diabetes
>    Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>, "'NFB of Ohio,
>    Diabetes Action Network List'" <ohiodan-talk at nfbnet.org>, "'NFB of
>    Ohio Announcement and Discussion List'" <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>, "'NFB
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>    <drcoatney29 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] FW: Need your help!
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> Also, all survey requests should go through Luanne Blake at the 
> National Office, for approval.
> 
> Dave
> 
> At 11:51 PM 7/13/2021, Joy Stigile via Diabetes-Talk wrote:
>> Hi Walter,
>> This email you are telling us about seems a bit fishy.  Would you 
>> please let us know more about its origin and goals for this survey.
>> Thank you,
>> Joy Stigile
>> Treasurer, Diabetes Action Network
>> Hi Walter,
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of 
>> Walter Mitchell via Diabetes-Talk
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2021 6:36 PM
>> To: 'NFB of Ohio, Diabetes Action Network List' 
>> <ohiodan-talk at nfbnet.org>; 'NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion 
>> List' <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>; 'NFB of Ohio Cincinnati Chapter List' 
>> <cinci-nfb at nfbnet.org>; nfb_of_georgia at nfbnet.org; 'Diabetes Talk 
>> for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: walterl.mitch2 at gmail.com; 'Barbara Coatney, Ed.D' <drcoatney29 at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] FW: Need your help!
>> 
>> Greetings All,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Please read the previous message and consider completing a survey 
>> with a chance to win a $50 gift card.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Thank you,
>> 
>> Walter Mitchell
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> From: Dr. Coatney <drcoatney29 at gmail.com <mailto:drcoatney29 at gmail.com> >
>> Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2021 10:42 PM
>> To: Walter Mitchell <w.mitchell at wrpd.org <mailto:w.mitchell at wrpd.org> >
>> Subject: Need your help!
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Walter, I am trying to reach out to as many blind and visually 
>> handicapped citizens as possible for a research project. If 
>> possible, can you share this link with your connections and ask them 
>> to complete the survey. Thank you and we will talk soon.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Would you mind completing this research study for a chance to win a 
>> $50.00 gift card? Your response will help develop a product that 
>> will serve blind, visually handicapped, and senior citizens with 
>> medication compliance.
>> 
>> <https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/S7WCVB6> 
>> https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/S7WCVB6
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