[Diabetes-Talk] Pogo Glucose Monitoring system, is it real?

[Milton]

If anyone is interested in finding out more, I found this URL that will take you to a website that has more information.

https://presspogo.com/


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From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Lisa Belville via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2022 5:46 PM
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Cc: Lisa Belville <missktlab1217 at frontier.com>
Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] Pogo Glucose Monitoring system, is it real?

Hi, all.


My sister just told me about a new device called the Pogo that was just approved by the FDA.  Apparently you stick a finger in it like you would a blood oxygen monitor, and it draws a small sample of blood and tests it by using a lancet and a test strip that's in a cartridge that's inserted into the device.  It uses replaceable cartridges that have the lancets and strips included in the cartridge.  It has audible alarms if a reading is considered too high or low.  I'm not sure if this is customizable, or if the alarms are a different sound for too high or too low.  The device itself doesn't speak, but there are apps so it can be paired with an Android or iOS phone.  This thing supposedly doesn't require a prescription.


The price my sister found was $68 for the device.  Not sure about the cartridges.



Obviously, this would be a huge breakthrough for anyone who has great 
difficulty getting an accurate test reliably.


Has anyone tried this, and are the Smart Phone apps accessible?


I haven't heard anyone mention this on any diabetes or tech list, so I 
hope it's not a pie in the sky thing.


Lisa


-- 
Lisa Belville
missktlab1217 at frontier.com


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