lukeskywalker008 t1_j99y1eh wrote
The glucose testing is a farce. If it can do anything in that regard it will not be accurate and will be unreliable. My bet is that just like when Apple seeded rumors they would have that feature on their watch, then didn’t just didn’t do it. It’s impossible without a blood sample.
JohnnyRyallsDentist t1_j9a2w2d wrote
I'm wondering if it will simply give a reading by linking wirelessly with a (3rd party) continuous glucose monitor device, like a phone app might do.
lukeskywalker008 t1_j9a33y6 wrote
Could be. But then ya gotta wonder why they would claim the watch can do it. Glucose monitor readings are already available on smartphones, but they don’t claim smartphones can monitor glucose levels…
revto9000 t1_j9ayvwm wrote
That's already a thing. There are Samsung gear apps that link to a continuous glucose monitor
cujobob t1_j9a9euf wrote
Apple acquired a company that solved this, I believe. Whether it can be done accurately (consistently) and affordably is another issue.
I’ve been waiting for this feature since I’d heard about it. I’m not diabetic, but everyone benefits from having that information. I’d buy one for everyone in my family.
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wilyo70 t1_j9aujti wrote
If this can accurately monitor my blood sugar, my medical costs would go from $1,000+ every single year to a single watch payment. That’s pretty beneficial to me.
That doesn’t even include that it would take away the process of inserting and removing the thing every few days like I have to with my current device.
SoUpInYa t1_j9b8m3t wrote
>process of inserting and removing the thing every few days
How difficult/painful is that?
WhyTry32121 t1_j9bbtpg wrote
it is as difficult/painful as inserting and removing a small needle every few days. i'm sorry if this doesn't help, but i don't know how else to describe it.
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wilyo70 t1_j9bbst9 wrote
Looking at this from strictly a numbers perspective:
Diabetics are fucking expensive for insurance companies to cover. If this helps diabetics control things better, that leads to diabetics being less expensive to cover, which leads to lower premium pricing for everyone.
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wilyo70 t1_j9bgfjn wrote
It is related to the cost of medical care which is medically related.
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wilyo70 t1_j9bl6h0 wrote
See, just because YOU don’t see an immediate functionality improvement doesn’t mean that they were wrong.
If these features are able to help out medical costs for a lot of people, they will help out others, who don’t care about the feature, with the cost of their medical care.
I am also basing these benefits on people living in countries where you have to pay for healthcare.
saymyname_jp t1_j9a4gdx wrote
Watch will pinch you if you click on the test.
alihassan9193 t1_j99zhrm wrote
Well, it's not impossible per say, since there's tech already present in some form which allows blood sugar testing without blood, but Samsung's smart watch doing it is kinda improbable.
lukeskywalker008 t1_j9a29ca wrote
What already present tech can reliably read blood glucose levels with out blood?
BillZeBurg t1_j9a2cqu wrote
You get a little patch on your upper arm that reads your sugar levels and then just scan that patch with your reader.
Absolutax t1_j9a2l2n wrote
This Patch has a small piece of “string” inside you arm and is reading your blood by being in direct contact with your blood.
the_archaius t1_j9aezq4 wrote
It actually inserts a small electrode into the subcutaneous layer under your skin and runs the test on a schedule by passing an electrical current through the electrode and measuring the resistance.
Similar to a glucose monitor test strip, but with the fluid still in the body.
If they can do this without the poke, would be a game changer.
Btw, you still get the “not intended for medical decisions” warning with the dexcom and libre cgm’s
BillZeBurg t1_j9a2u3m wrote
Yea exactly. Not sure if this watch gizmo does that, but was just replying to the other dude. I suppose I misconstrued needing blood flowing out your finger to “blood present”
lukeskywalker008 t1_j9a2n4p wrote
You mean the patch that has a subcutaneous filament, testing your blood?
BillZeBurg t1_j9a30t8 wrote
Yea, sorry if my post seems like an “acktually”, I just thought you didn’t know of the tech. As I just replied to the other guy, I misrepresented it obviously by thinking you were meaning picking your finger to get a drop of blood.
CaseyBF t1_j9a96cf wrote
Not impossible. Look up glucowise. Still in development obviously but the goal there is to shrink the tech to a wearable size like in a smart watch
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PIWIprotein t1_j9a5rlf wrote
Impossible, i dk, but the tech sure isnt even close yet.
Madholm t1_j9d2xdv wrote
We already have continuous monitoring and pumps. They will eventually uncover a somewhat accurate bloodless system to track blood glucose.
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zomirp96 t1_j9eql50 wrote
There is already a company that makes this device, it was at CES this year.
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