I think (hope) the sugar level testing is just the tip of the iceberg for offsite medical testing facilitated by the Apple Watch/iPhone/medical device combo. So many people have a revolving door relationship with doctors' offices for chronic health problems. If info could be sent directly it would be much more convenient and ultimately cheaper. Testing facilities won't like it. But eventually it could make medical care more affordable and so more available to all.
Right now the Apple Watch will be a luxury, but so were telephones when they first came out. Medical wearables might someday transform our lives.
Cathy
It is going to be a programmable device
along with iPhone. It may have several apps,
one of which may appeal to a niche group.
This may lead to several millions being sold.
Apple pay may appeal to some.
Real time display of management data
in a dashboard may be of real use to
some.
And so on and .....
With best wishes,
P. K. Saha
> On 11-Feb-2015, at 10:38 am, David Smith david.smith.14916@gmail.com [iPad] <iPad@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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>> On Feb 10, 2015, at 7:16 PM, Celtica Hippocrates celtica_visitor1@me.com [iPad] <iPad@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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>> There are probably a few million around the world who "Care" David. Maybe most of them would not want the Watch just for this, and it is the first *I* have heard about 'sensors' being IN the watch for Glucose levels. There was a company that tried that a couple of decades ago for the MySentry wrist band for us who may go too low in our sleep. In a few incidences, this could result in passing away ("Dead in Bed") if ones' counter regulatory hormones don't kick in. The Idea was promising, but too many inaccuracies then and too many people having a reaction to the sensors. *I* like that my transmitter will be sending the data to my receiver which I can leave in my pocket and I can see the data on my iPhone. For parents of children with this condition, it would make their job easier to be alerted to their child's bg levels at night without having to go in and do 3+ tests on their kid per night.
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