New Diabetic Watch!

jacobp93 · May 3, 2014

Hi I am a student at The University Of Brighton studying Product design. I am designing a new watch to help diabetics monitor their blood sugar. The idea is to make people with diabetes life a lot easier. I have created an app that would link up with the watch and give a constant feed of your blood sugar, instead of having to take blood. It uses a new Biosensor that is implanted in your skin and feeds to the watch.
http://glucowatch.mobapp.at
It would be extremely helpful if anyone could go on my webapp, have a look and email me some feedback or your thoughts, any help would very much appreciated.
Also if you are in the Brighton area and have Diabetes, I am looking for some people to do some user testing which would just involve me coming to see you and showing you the watch and ask you to use it. any help would be very helpful.
Thank you for your time.
Email: jacob.porritt@gmail.com

Omar101 · May 3, 2014

There were a number of serious problems with the GlucoWatch that helped prevent widespread adoption and continued use of the device. First, the GlucoWatch was not a replacement for standard glucose monitoring and was never shown to conclusively improve clinical outcomes for users. After a full two-hour “warm up” period, the GlucoWatch required daily calibration with standard test strips and was only designed to run over 12-hour durations. In addition, the accuracy of the device was questionable. In several studies, measurements from the GlucoWatch were shown to deviate as much as 30% from standard finger-prick test strips. The reproducibility of measurements also was shown to decrease due to environmental changes. For example, changes in temperature, jostling and perspiration were all shown to dramatically influence measured blood glucose concentrations. In comparison to standard test strips, the GlucoWatch was significantly more expensive. According to one cost breakdown, the GlucoWatch along with all its replaceable components (battery, adhesive gel electrode pads, etc.) cost about three times what it would cost to take 8 finger-prick measurements per day. Finally, the GlucoWatch was uncomfortable for many. In one particular study, 99 out of 99 participants experienced skin reactions during a 6-m

Same Glucowatch?

Also:

Using the GlucoWatch was a somewhat arduous project for some patients. The device required a three-hour warm up period and had to be calibrated with a finger stick measurement. Many users were dismayed because using the device still required frequent pin pricks.

After calibration, the GlucoWatch then sent a low-level electrical current through a users' body which pulled fluid through the skin. Electrodes in the device then monitored blood sugar levels. Some patients found this process very uncomfortable, even painful. Many reported skin irritation.

A randomized study from researchers at the University College of London pointed out further shortcomings with the GlucoWatch device. Their results were published in the May 2009 edition of the journal Diabetic Medicine. Though only 6 percent were unable to tolerate wearing the device, participants noted inaccuracies in their readings on the GlucoWatch G2 Biographer. Another clinical study from the Stanford School of Medicine found that the GlucoWatch frequently triggered false alarms, erroneously telling users their blood sugar was two high. Out of 20 alarms sounded, only 10 cases actually correctly assessed a too-high reading, the other 10 were false positives.

Now GlucoWatch has vanished from the diabetes care scene and its manufacturer has stopped any further development.

Seems to me that this concept is not new by any means and has failed many times before by making promises it simply does not deliver.

jacobp93 · May 3, 2014

Hi Omar, thanks for the reply. No this is not the same watch, Although it has the same name. My Idea is only a concept at the moment however it is using a sensor that is in development and does work. unfortunately I only realised there is a watch called the Glucowatch already very recently and it is too late to change for my project.
I am redesigning a watch that is in development called the glucowizzard and trying to give it a more desirable look and interface.
http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/glucowizzard-implant-sensors-monitors-blood-glucose-levels-03-03-2010/

mo1905 · May 3, 2014

Looks good if it works, depending on the accuracy. Nice work !

daniT1D · May 3, 2014

Sounds great, I'm local.

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Omar101 · May 3, 2014

Seems like an interesting concept also not so far off (2017). I've never heard of the site geeky gadgets but the article you linked is 4 years old and rife with grammatical and spelling mistakes, it doesn't fill me with confidence :S.

Riri · May 3, 2014

I would put up will all the spelling mistakes in the world if a watch like this was available and proved to be accurate. A really exciting invention which I hope materialises. I would come to Brighton to collect if I could trial - I live in Wales bit it would be a nice weekend trip. Well done you.

jacobp93 · May 3, 2014

Thanks for your interest Riri, unfortunately my designs are just conceptual and i can only take it to the stage of an aesthetic model.
Do you think that my design is unisex or is it too masculine?

Kat100 · May 3, 2014

I am type 2 and as a type 2 would wear any watch that' worked and if it helped me .....I am total needle phobic ......

Riri · May 3, 2014

I quite like chunky watches so I would wear it. For others it may be a bit 'manly' but maybe it could have snap cases in different colours? I have to say, if it worked, I would wear even if it looked as though it was meant to be worn by the Welsh rugby team!! Lol

c.rose · May 3, 2014

I think it very masculine and as an 18 year old girl I would not want to wear it maybe think of a more dainty feminine design and have one for males one for females...

jacobp93 said:
Thanks for your interest Riri, unfortunately my designs are just conceptual and i can only take it to the stage of an aesthetic model.
Do you think that my design is unisex or is it too masculine?

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mo1905 · May 3, 2014

To be honest I would concentrate on getting it working first rather than how it looks ! I Don't care if it's bright pink with One Direction on the dial, if it works, I'll wear it

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Julie1471 · May 3, 2014

It looks ok to me. I would travel to Brighton, but could only do that on a weekend, due to work.

this is too difficult · May 3, 2014

The google play store link tries to download an executable file. this does not exist in the play store.

Seems dodgy.

Spiker · May 3, 2014

An awesome idea if it can be made to work. Do you have a link for the biosensor?

Is the picture more or less just a computer generated image at this point or are you working with physical mock ups?

Btw for promotional purposes in Europe you want the mockup display to show mmol/L, with a decimal point. For the US markets, show mg/dl not mg/cl. 118 mg/cl = 1180 mg/dl which would be approaching death by hyperglycemic coma.

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Scandichic · May 3, 2014

mo1905 said:
To be honest I would concentrate on getting it working first rather than how it looks ! I Don't care if it's bright pink with One Direction on the dial, if it works, I'll wear it

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Mo there are limits! If this is how you dress then I have serious concerns! When i met my husband, he used to look like he'd got dressed in the dark in the remnants of a 1970's jumble sale. You can get help for this you know! Your poor wife - lol!

this is too difficult · May 3, 2014

Spiker said:
An awesome idea if it can be made to work. Do you have a link for the biosensor?

Is the picture more or less just a computer generated image at this point or are you working with physical mock ups?

Btw for promotional purposes in Europe you want the mockup display to show mmol/L, with a decimal point. For the US markets, show mg/dl not mg/cl. 118 mg/cl = 1180 mg/dl which would be approaching death by hyperglycemic coma.

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It is a picture of a watch with number photoshopped onto it by the look of it. Why did he use the wrong units and why is it on an austrian web site?

mo1905 · May 4, 2014

The OP has made it quite clear it's just an "idea" and not a finished item. If it works, great. We'll all be queuing up for one. If it is useless, so what. Let's just wait and see. At worst, what do we have to lose ?

this is too difficult · May 4, 2014

mo1905 said:
The OP has made it quite clear it's just an "idea" and not a finished item. If it works, great. We'll all be queuing up for one. If it is useless, so what. Let's just wait and see. At worst, what do we have to lose ?

Ok but why do the app store links try to download an executable file.

mo1905 · May 4, 2014

this is too difficult said:
Ok but why do the app store links try to download an executable file.

No clue ! I haven't tried to download them. Sometimes though better to just sit back and watch progress rather than analyse too much. You guys may be right and it's all a scam but so what ! However this turns out, I won't be disappointed. I either get a great watch or a forgettable thread !

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