Glucose-Sensing RFID Microchip Patent

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[austinmark]

YES! YES! YES!

[IslandJeff]

Looks straight up from here. For Type I's, though, usually a Glucose Tolerance test isn't required, as the disease is usually pretty obvious (my bg at diagnosis, for instance, was about 800, and I'd only lost about sixty pounds).

[itslex71]

Thanks for the tip!

[Bottom_Gun]

yea that is true, I go through 4 bottle of test strips every 45 days. I'm covered being an active duty dependent. Doing some price checking I found they're 45 bucks a pop retail! Another point my Diabetic RN brought up is that it might make those on tight controls make readings more often, by making it easier.

[Bottom_Gun]

you have a point, I am thinking cautiously but it's nice to think that someone is working on this, and there may be hope in the future. I know my fingers would thank them *L*.

[rottndog]

What would really be neat is if they came up with a wearable monitor that could constantly measure glucose levels and alert the wearer when medication is needed.

I read somewhere that they have been working on something like this for military applications--specifically for men in combat--so that a device could automatically monitor and adjust blood glucose levels to keep men in optimal fighting condition.

Hope this works out.