[Electronics-Talk] [Fwd: [NFBNJ] Wearable Tech Series: Tired of Pricking Your Finger As A Diabetic?]

[Andrews, David B (DEED)]

Well, There are a couple talking Gluco-meters, and people can access the continuous glucose monitors/insulin pumps via apps, but there aren't great solutions out there apparently.  

I suspect this is primarily for two reasons, first we are a small market, and secondly is the difficulty of getting FDA approval, hence reluctance to do anything very different. 

The NFB does have a Committee actively working on improving the accessibility of medical devices -- but this is a tough road to hoe.

Dave



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Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] [Fwd: [NFBNJ] Wearable Tech Series: Tired of Pricking Your Finger As A Diabetic?]

What would be really nice is for a device to be a stand-alone one that doesn't need an iPhone or Android app to give the user audible feedback. 
  I remember that AFB years ago discussed a talking glucometer, but you stil had to prick your finger to get a blood sample for the test strip. 
Just my thoughts.--Matthew Chao



On 12/31/2018 10:22 AM, Andrews, David B (DEED) via Electronics-Talk wrote:
> Well, I am not an expert on these things -- and we do have a list called Diabetes-Talk where these things are discussed.  I gather that some people are using this device successfully. A[apparently at least two different companies have monitoring devices on the market that can be made accessible via phone apps.
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> Dave
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> I got this from another announcement-only list, and the sender info was stripped.  Might be hype, but here it is for anyone interested.  Wonder how reliable it really is.  But if it really works, could be great.
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