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Glucose measuring watch

Jo_the_boat said:
Then Fitbit get an even worse rating and half the world has one.
Thanks for the reply.
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There's a number of threads on these watches on the forum. Nobody has ever come back after buying one to say the gadgets work.

My view is that if the things worked, this would have been bought up long ago by one of the tech giants, would be produced at scale and (eg) sold through legitimate outlets and nobody would be putting any investment into CGMs etc.

I think the price point is neatly pitched to appear reasonable next to the cost of a couple of weeks CGM use.
 
I have tried several of these watches and I am afraid that my opinion is that they are a waste of money. Most produce an idealised graph showing three neat peaks in the day even when you haven't eaten and the numbers are always desirable but nonsense. If you wear two at the same time they never agree and the results are far from what the Abbott freestyle meter gives. The best thing about the one I am wearing at the moment is that it gets the time of day right.
 
All of the ones I've ever looked at had disclaimers saying they weren't to be used for treatment decisions (ie useless to diabetics).

I keep hoping that one of these days someone will post a link to one that actually works, but it hasn't happened yet.
 
Jo_the_boat said:
Oh, right. Pity, the theory is good.
I suppose you're going to tell me I've wasted my dosh on that self-refilling bottle of wine I've just bought?
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If you're interested in non invasive glucose measurement, there are a few companies that I have been watching (hopefully) for several years now but they never seem to quite get over the line. A problem they appear to be having is the light sensor - which does not work well with multiple different skin tones. I've seen 1 company on the web claiming to offer specific 'watches' for 5 different skin tones !
This news page provides a summary of the most advanced (10 minute read).
 
I can't see non-invasive ever working. Maybe the best bet is permanently installed sensor or a tiny nano sensor, but if that floats around in the blood stream I can imagine it being peed out, or getting stuck like a clot!

Mind you when we see how far things have come in last few years...maybe just maybe, fingers crossed in hope
 
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