Non invasive Glucose Meter - measures color of skin

If it's accurate - this sounds great. One device - no strips, no blood, no lancets, no calluses, check as often as you want.

http://5tjt.com/israeli-develped-no-blood-glucose-monitor-for-diabetes-measures-color-of-skin/

 

Sounds awesome! Maybe this one will actually get to the market.

 

Seriously - that's a big "if". I went to the website and their other product - a vital sign monitor sells for 600 euros. The Bg monitor is on pre-order. No price yet, but I imagine it would be comparable or more. Probably cheaper for insurance companies in the long run, but a bit too pricey for me to find a European friend to buy one for me to try it out.

 

It would be so great...but it would have to get WAY smaller for people to carry around with them!

 

Hmm, reminds me of the Glucowatch (look it up). We were so hopeful that the noninvasive watch would be the answer. It had very limited success.

And, I agree that this is not a device one could carry around.

 

It is a little bulky for a pants pocket, but not that much larger than an entire kit (poker, strips, meter). Probably less of an issue for women - it'd fit in my purse no problem.

Did you watch the YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3gXVA2WN9A

I was procrastinating this morning waiting for a conference call to start and watched it.

I think insurance would jump all over it even at $1,000 - think of the savings off of strips over just the course of one year, but is it accurate? And it looks like it takes about 30 seconds to get a reading - not ideal for a squirmy toddler.