New Blood Test Device

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jackyperky DAFNE Graduate
University Hospitals, Leicester
3 posts

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21841829 what does everyone think of this?

JayBee DAFNE Graduate
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
587 posts

Wow. This will be very helpful if they find it works successfully.. bet it won't be long before it's included as standard part of pump kits too. Smile

Garry DAFNE Graduate
North Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
328 posts

Sounds brilliant. Let's hope it doesn't take years to come to the market.
Would be of particular help for people lacking hypo awareness/symptoms and as JWo said will quickly be adapted by pump manufacturers as the means to close the control loop for pump use.
Regards Garry

novorapidboi26 DAFNE Graduate
NHS Lanarkshire
1,819 posts

The thing I seen recently, sorry no links, was the non invasive blood testing....

It fires light through your finger and measures the blood sugar that way.....I believe that it is this technology that the meters use anyway its just that getting it to penetrate your finger and read the sugar only in the blood takes a little more [a lot more.... Very Happy ] refinement.....

Alan 49 DAFNE Graduate
Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
284 posts

You might need a letter from your doctor for the airport security checks!