[Diabetes-Talk] Dexcom G6 and iPhone 12
d m gina
dmgina at mysero.net
Thu Jul 15 19:23:02 UTC 2021
I have the 12 mini where it works fine with my unit.
Hope this helps.
Dar
Original message:
> 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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>> 3. Non-invasive blood sugar measurement from Apple supplier
>> Rockley. (Eileen Scrivani)
>> 4. Re: A question (Patricia Maddix)
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>> Rockley. (Patricia Maddix)
>> 7. Re: Non-invasive blood sugar measurement from Apple supplier
>> Rockley. (Gary-melconian)
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>> Rockley. (Sheila)
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>> 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
>> Message-ID: <004901d778b2$c08ce550$41a6aff0$@comcast.net>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>> 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
>> ------------------------------
>> 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>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>> 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
>> -----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
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> Cc: walterl.mitch2 at gmail.com; 'Barbara Coatney, Ed.D'
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>> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] FW: Need your help!
>> Greetings All,
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>> Subject: Need your help!
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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"
>> 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
>> Message-ID: <74F7426B-76E3-400F-847E-1CA5BE8B6743 at comcast.net>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
>> 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
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Diabetes-Talk mailing list
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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>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>> 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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>> ------------------------------
>> 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>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> 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
>> ------------------------------
>> 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:
>> <17aa6e73c50.289c.76f7706a0d51902714afda849d7cf02f at gmail.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="UTF-8"
>> 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:
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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.
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> 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/sheila.leigland%40gmail.com
>> ------------------------------
>> 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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>> Message: 10
>> 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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>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
>> Here?s more info as well. Melanie Torrance
>> https://diatribe.org/wave-future-new-glucose-technology-could-revolutionize-care
>> 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
>> of Ohio Cincinnati Chapter List'" <cinci-nfb at nfbnet.org>,
>> <nfb_of_georgia at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: joystigile at gmail.com,"'Barbara Coatney, Ed.D'"
>> <drcoatney29 at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] FW: Need your help!
>> Message-ID:
>> <mailman.94.1626350403.32030.diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org at nfbnet.org>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed
>> 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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