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Old 08-17-2012, 07:29 AM
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I am not a tatoo gal, but this is something that I would love...I had heard of this in the past, and obviously it isn't anywhere near ready, but thought I'd share.......


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Old 08-17-2012, 07:59 AM
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I am not a tatoo gal, but this is something that I would love...I had heard of this in the past, and obviously it isn't anywhere near ready, but thought I'd share.......


http://diabetesawarenesssite.com/?p=...88381481237582
Do the colours translate to numbers on the receiver screen though? If there's only 3 colours (low, normal, high bg) then its akin to going back to colored urine strips for testing! Am I missing something?
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I think it's a great idea. I don't believe that I will always be able to afford CGMS, and it would probably work out far less expensive. Much as it wouldn't be as accurate as current technologies, I mostly rely on my CGM to alert me of lows and highs so that I can test, rather than to give a precise determination of my BG.
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Do the colours translate to numbers on the receiver screen though? If there's only 3 colours (low, normal, high bg) then its akin to going back to colored urine strips for testing! Am I missing something?
I don't know anything more than the article said...but I think it would be great for my kids, especially with sports....
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It's very possible that the three different colors would have a gradient between them allowing a rough quantitative glucose concentration.

And I would have to admit some real value and use of a LOW/NORMAL/HIGH situation if it's reliable.
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It's very possible that the three different colors would have a gradient between them allowing a rough quantitative glucose concentration.

And I would have to admit some real value and use of a LOW/NORMAL/HIGH situation if it's reliable.
I sort of assumed this as well. Wonder what would happen if you had a tan or dark skin?
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