Bikenda

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An advert has appeared on Facebook by a company called Bikenda for a non-invasive glucose monitor that clips on to the finger similar to an oximeter. I remebered the saying "If something looks too good to be true, it probably is". I looked on Trustpilot and found that 99% of reviewers gave Bikenda only one star. Be warned!
 

urbanracer

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An advert has appeared on Facebook by a company called Bikenda for a non-invasive glucose monitor that clips on to the finger similar to an oximeter. I remebered the saying "If something looks too good to be true, it probably is". I looked on Trustpilot and found that 99% of reviewers gave Bikenda only one star. Be warned!
It is mis-advertised and does not measure blood glucose.
If you're lucky enough to get one that even works, it will only do pulse and blood oxygen saturation levels.
 
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Jaylee

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An advert has appeared on Facebook by a company called Bikenda for a non-invasive glucose monitor that clips on to the finger similar to an oximeter. I remebered the saying "If something looks too good to be true, it probably is". I looked on Trustpilot and found that 99% of reviewers gave Bikenda only one star. Be warned!
Hi,

I’ve seen this recently on my FB feed…

Let’s just say I scrolled on. ;)
 
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Captain_Sensible

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You are absolutely right. This is not the only advert for these so called " Non Invasive " constant blood sugar monitors. There are even watches that purport to do exactly the same thing ! Of course this is rubbish - you cannot possibly measure blood sugar without some sort of of probe beneath the skin like Libre and Dexcom.
 
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Peteralchem

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Tens tota la raó. Aquest no és l'únic anunci d'aquests monitors constants de sucre en sang anomenats "no invasius". Fins i tot hi ha rellotges que pretenen fer exactament el mateix! Per descomptat, això és brossa: no es pot mesurar el sucre en sang sense algun tipus de sonda sota la pell com Libre i Dexcom.
Glucose in blood canbe measured without crossing skin, with a NIR equipment ,but hasn't be comercialised because is very very big an expensive