It's a technology being actively developed. Looks like Huawei has one on the market, not sure I'd trust it TBHHow is a watch gonna give you blood sugar levels???
I vote scam until a well known company can claim ACTUAL non invasive blood monitoring.Anybody have any experience with the wrist watches that monitor blood sugar levels? I get emails pushing them. Reliable, accuracy or scam?
short version is they don't actually exist yet... they can approximate by making infrences from some other indicators, but checking sugar still requires a blood sacrifice...just a tiny one.Anybody have any experience with the wrist watches that monitor blood sugar levels? I get emails pushing them. Reliable, accuracy or scam?
This sounds like the same method by which the Neulasta (a white blood cell stimulation drug) 'robot' I used during chemo operated. At the chemo clinic, the device was activated and adhered in place, then made a loud 'pop', which was a quick needle jab that left behind a tiny 'straw' (sort of how an IV is started, if you've ever had one) through which the drug was delivered appx 24 hrs later.Any smartphone or smart"watch" with NFC functionality can serve as a CGM reader. Years ago, an Israeli company was working on a non-invasive sensor that could estimate blood glucose levels via skin contact. They failed at bringing this product to market. A CGM sensor has a sensor filament that is inserted vertically into the skin by a half-inch long double-edged slotted needle that is shot into the skin by a spring-loaded sensor applicator. The needle is automatically retracted and the sensor filament remains in the skin while the sensor is attched via a pressure-sensitive adhesive to the skin. The sensor is most commonly attached to the upper arm or at the abdomen where there is at least some body fat.
Unlike with the chemo injector, the CGM sensor itself does not contain the slottedand hollow needle. The sensor comes preloaded in a spring loaded applicator that contains the needle and deployment mechanism. The sensor has a central opening through which the needle can pass. The sensor filament is attached to the sensor electronics and is preloaded into the slotted needle. In order to apply the sensor the sensor applicator is first cocked by compression. Then the applicator is pressed against the application site. This action triggers the needle mechanism. The needle is rapidly deployed only to retract immediately, leaving the sensor filament embedded in the tissue. At the same the sensor is released from the applicator and because of its sticky adhesive the sensor is firmly stuck on the skin. In the case of physically active people and especially children the sensor may lose adhesion earlier than expected or get knocked off. An adhesion promoter may be applied to the skin to improve adhesion. The sensor is somewhat water-resistant but warm water or prolonged immersion or sweating will cause a sensor to come off. A sensor does not have to fully come off to malfunction. If the filament gets sufficiently dislodged the sensor will fail.This sounds like the same method by which the Neulasta (a white blood cell stimulation drug) 'robot' I used during chemo operated. At the chemo clinic, the device was activated and adhered in place, then made a loud 'pop', which was a quick needle jab that left behind a tiny 'straw' (sort of how an IV is started, if you've ever had one) through which the drug was delivered appx 24 hrs later.
Quite handy, as the other method of receiving the drug (which is almost necessary if you don't want to literally live in a bubble with 0 immune system during chemo) involved returning to the clinic the day after chemo for an injection. Cost like $6k a dose, though. Lol
I've wondered if the CGM monitors functioned the same way, thanks for the confirmation!
I remembered your post from the beginning of the year and thought of this thread as I was reading news tonight.Anybody have any experience with the wrist watches that monitor blood sugar levels? I get emails pushing them. Reliable, accuracy or scam?