A Prickless Device That Measures Blood Sugar
A team of Hong Kong scientists have come up with a nifty little device. A machine that can test your blood sugar without actually pricking your finger. Yee ha! A painless sugar check.
This beautiful little device is about the size of a cell phone and uses infrared beams to penetrate the skin and read the blood sugar.
Out of the many components in the blood, the beam is able to identify bits of glucose through the frequency, or wavelengths, they transmit and the amount of blood sugar present would be displayed on the instrument in 10 seconds.
It blows my mind. Now I will agree, 85% is not dead on, but I think they are headed in the right direction. How long do you think it will be before we have access to a gizmo like this?
Tags: beams, blood_sugar, frequency, glucose, hong_kong, infrared, wavelengths
8 opinions for A Prickless Device That Measures Blood Sugar
Mohan Kuppuswamy
May 15, 2007 at 6:57 am
Is the device already in the market?
Or does one has to wait and how long?
Ifavailable in the market please give contact details.
Kendra James, RN
May 15, 2007 at 12:40 pm
@Mohan: No it is not available yet. I will keep you posted if any new news is released about the product.
Sandra Huter
May 29, 2007 at 7:29 pm
Please notify me of any updates on the prickless device.
Simi Sam
Jun 13, 2007 at 3:41 pm
Please let me know when this is available.. I would like to know..
Irma Cantu
Jun 14, 2007 at 10:24 am
Let me know when it becomes available.
Janakiram
Oct 12, 2007 at 12:42 pm
Please let me know when this device becomes commercially available, preferably in USA.
Olaf De Koning
Jul 1, 2008 at 11:51 am
What I hate most about managing diabetes is not the once or twice daily insulin injections, but the pricks to test the blood twice a day. My wife thinks I should try to test even more frequently! I told her, “You prick your fingers all the time and see how you like it.! My oldest son recently saw an infomercial on TV concerning prickless glucose testing but neglected to write down the 411 for it. Lets get some painless testing available in our high tech society!!
Olaf De Koning
Jul 1, 2008 at 11:51 am
What I hate most about managing diabetes is not the once or twice daily insulin injections, but the pricks to test the blood twice a day. My wife thinks I should try to test even more frequently! I told her, “You prick your fingers all the time and see how you like it.! My oldest son recently saw an infomercial on TV concerning prickless glucose testing but neglected to write down the 411 for it. Lets get some painless testing available in our high tech society!!
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