I, too, like where tech is going. I just wish there were more imagination, more creativity behind it. For example, why don't personal robots take off? Is the technology really not there, or is the market simply geared solely to mass consumption? Probably both.
It seems to me, Celtica, that what you're suggesting could simply be implemented on the Phone. What does Watch add? Watch is still nothing without Phone. Maybe the problem - everybody's, not just Apple's - is that Dick Tracy's world is still far ahead of us - that our technology is still too primitive. If so, fine.
On Feb 11, 2015, at 11:15 PM, Celtica Hippocrates celtica_visitor1@me.com [iPad] <iPad@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Yes, the old style fingerstick ones are indeed numerous. There are also small issues of accuracy, and for some, ease of use. Recently Dexcom did an upgrade to their receivers which incorporated the algorithm of the 'Artificial Pancreas" In the upgrade, it seems to have become more accurate and deviates only a few points off the glucose meters. I do my normal BG checks to calibrate, and to dose or eat.
What *I* and many others are hoping for is integration with not just the Dexcom, but why not actually control my insulin pump with the iPhone/iPod Touch? In Europe, there is a pump called the Cell-Novo. <http://www.cellnovo.com> It comprises a small 'patch pump' worn on the body under clothes and a small handheld device there you can control the pump remotely. Why not think of things down the road? Anyway, Watch aside, I like where some tech is going.On Feb 11, 2015, at 7:26 PM, David Smith david.smith.14916@gmail.com [iPad] <iPad@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
By the way, aren't there already glucose monitors on the market? What functionality would a Watch/Phone/sensor combo add to what's already available?
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