Posted on 10/23/2024 11:27:03 AM PDT by Red Badger
A new continuous glucose monitor (CGM) that is not only non-invasive but that predicts blood sugar levels from ECG data promises to shake up diabetes management. The device is being showcased at the 2024 Taiwan Innotech Expo.
Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) have revolutionized diabetes management by providing around-the-clock blood sugar levels and trends, as well as access to comprehensive data that enables medical professionals to make personalized adjustments to insulin therapy. In essence, CGMs allow for better blood sugar control, thereby reducing the risk of diabetics developing disease-related complications.
However, current CGMs have some limitations. They’re invasive, requiring the insertion of a sensor, albeit a very, very thin one, under the skin. Additionally, they can be expensive, can only be used for a limited number of days, and produce waste. However, at Taiwan Innotech Expo 2024, the company Singular Wings Medical has shown off its non-invasive CGM that monitors blood sugar using – wait for it – an electrocardiogram, or ECG, signal. Yes, the heartbeat; from the heart.
“We developed this sensor to collect physiological data, information including ECG, heart rate, respiration, and body temperature,” said Jenny Tseng, Singular Wing’s marketing specialist, when New Atlas spoke with her at the expo. “And at this exhibition, we display the glucose monitoring. So, we use ECG to estimate the glucose level for high, medium, and low glucose level.”
(Excerpt) Read more at newatlas.com ...
Ping!..................
Bummer News: “Singular Wings expects its non-invasive CGM to be available in about two years.”
and cost how much? and does insurance cover it? Those are the questions that will need to be answered when available.
Agreed...
If it is a one time $200 or even $500 out of pocket. It would easily be a great deal.
Non-invasive CGM (and other bio-data) collection is the future. We’ll have McCoy’s medical tricorder before we know it.
At some point in the very near future, you will be able to do a sonogram and MRI with your smartphone................
CGM is available now via Know Labs Inc.(KNW). Just have difficulty getting through regulatory approvals.
“Singular Wings Medical has shown off its non-invasive CGM that monitors blood sugar using – wait for it – an electrocardiogram, or ECG, signal. Yes, the heartbeat; from the heart.”
I’d be more optimistic about the device if Elizabeth Holmes wasn’t running the company.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.