GLUCOSE MONITORING
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Most promising progresses are made for the well-being of the diabetic patients. Indeed, the most reliable way to measure blood sugar is by pricking the finger for a tiny blood sample and using enzyme-laden test strips to detect glucose. In an attempt to free diabetics from this time-consuming and expensive regime a number of novel glucose-sensing technologies are under development, from implanted devices that continually monitor blood sugar and dispense insulin, to noninvasive sensors that detect glucose through the skin via infrared light.
Atos Origin: coordinates the REACTION project to monitor diabetes patients remotely
Atos Origin is coordinating the European project, REACTION, for the remote monitoring of medical information related to diabetes patients and their treatment and health care. The strict monitoring of blood sugar levels is necessary in order to be able to administer the correct dose of insulin to each patient.
Echo Therapeutics: Wireless Sensor Promises a Noninvasive Blood Sugar Reading
For many diabetics, the unpleasant chore of drawing blood several times a day in order to check blood glucose levels is a part of life. Efforts to develop devices that can test blood glucose without the need to repeatedly prick fingers have faltered though. One company is hoping to solve these problems with a biochemical sensor that adheres to the skin like a bandage and sends continuous blood glucose readings to a handheld wireless device.
Medtronic: MiniMed Paradigm REAL-Time Revel System
The world's only system to combine insulin pump therapy with continuous glucose monitoring. Insulin pump therapy combined with continuous glucose monitoring provides the information, convenience, and control to improve diabetes management.
Type 1 diabetics who used an insulin pump and a sensor that continuously monitored their blood sugar levels had better control over their illness than people taking insulin injections, a large clinical trial finds.
Debiotech: Disposable Insulin Nanopump
Debiotech and STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) today announced a strategic cooperation agreement aimed at manufacturing and delivering to the market a unique miniaturized insulin-delivery pump. The Nanopump, which relies on microfluidic MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical System) yoga technology, is a breakthrough concept that allows a tiny pump to be mounted on a disposable skin patch to provide continuous insulin infusion. The Nanopump will enable substantial advancements in the availability, treatment efficiency and the quality of life of diabetes patients. The original technology was awarded the Swiss Technology Award in 2006 and this agreement brings it closer to the market.
Draper Lab:The Glucose-Monitoring Tattoo:
A novel nanosensor could be used for skin-based glucose sensing. Scientists at Draper Laboratory, in Cambridge, MA, are developing a nanosensor that could be injected into the skin, much like tattoo dye, to monitor an individual's blood-sugar level. As the glucose level increases, the "tattoo" would fluoresce under an infrared light, telling a diabetic whether or not she needs an insulin shot following a meal.
Baylor University: Bloodless Diabetes Monitoring:
{ Baylor University / Prof. Randall Jean }
A new noninvasive tool uses electromagnetic waves to measure glucose levels. The sensor itself is a small, spiral-shaped microwave circuit, which acts as a transmission line and emits electromagnetic waves. When a person places her thumb on the spiral, the electrical properties of her thumb change how energy passes through the circuit. Jean and his colleagues measure this change, and in early trials, they seem to have found patterns that correspond to variations in glucose levels.
while his ultimate goal is to design an accurate sensor cheap enough for patients to carry around with them, he expects that one of the first early uses of the technology will be as screening devices at local drugstores, much like the large commercial monitors that take blood-pressure and heart-rate readings.
MedtronicDashboard setup keeps tabs on diabetic drivers:
Medtronic's "M-Powered Concept Car" and its onboard glucose-monitoring system. With data transmitted via Bluetooth, the wireless setup lets people wearing a continuous glucose-monitoring system vitamins (CGMS) get readings of their blood sugar levels through audio and visual cues from the car's dashboard. Medtronic premiered the car at the 68th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association
Toumaz Technology: Successfully Delivers Technology Platform for Glucose Monitoring
The is a large scale- integrating project (IP) aiming at development of a prediction based tool which uses past and easily available information to optimise the therapy of type I and developed type II diabetes.
MicroChips: Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Intensive Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes
MicroCHIPS' continuous glucose monitor will be a discreet, long-term implanted monitor designed to wirelessly deliver continuous, convenient, reliable and accurate glucose measurements. Sophisticated alerts and alarms will be designed to provide additional peace of mind and security if glucose levels fluctuate beyond pre-set boundaries, alerts can warn the user, or his/her caregivers, of the condition.
LifeScan: One Touch Meters
COMPANIES & INSTITUTIONS
CompaniesMost promising progresses are made for the well-being of the diabetic patients. Indeed, the most reliable way to measure blood sugar is by pricking the finger for a tiny blood sample and using enzyme-laden test strips to detect glucose. In an attempt to free diabetics from this time-consuming and expensive regime a number of novel glucose-sensing technologies are under development, from implanted devices that continually monitor blood sugar and dispense insulin, to noninvasive sensors that detect glucose through the skin via infrared light.
Atos Origin is coordinating the European project, REACTION, for the remote monitoring of medical information related to diabetes patients and their treatment and health care. The strict monitoring of blood sugar levels is necessary in order to be able to administer the correct dose of insulin to each patient.
For many diabetics, the unpleasant chore of drawing blood several times a day in order to check blood glucose levels is a part of life. Efforts to develop devices that can test blood glucose without the need to repeatedly prick fingers have faltered though. One company is hoping to solve these problems with a biochemical sensor that adheres to the skin like a bandage and sends continuous blood glucose readings to a handheld wireless device.
The world's only system to combine insulin pump therapy with continuous glucose monitoring. Insulin pump therapy combined with continuous glucose monitoring provides the information, convenience, and control to improve diabetes management.
Type 1 diabetics who used an insulin pump and a sensor that continuously monitored their blood sugar levels had better control over their illness than people taking insulin injections, a large clinical trial finds.
Type 1 diabetics who used an insulin pump and a sensor that continuously monitored their blood sugar levels had better control over their illness than people taking insulin injections, a large clinical trial finds.
Debiotech and STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) today announced a strategic cooperation agreement aimed at manufacturing and delivering to the market a unique miniaturized insulin-delivery pump. The Nanopump, which relies on microfluidic MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical System) yoga technology, is a breakthrough concept that allows a tiny pump to be mounted on a disposable skin patch to provide continuous insulin infusion. The Nanopump will enable substantial advancements in the availability, treatment efficiency and the quality of life of diabetes patients. The original technology was awarded the Swiss Technology Award in 2006 and this agreement brings it closer to the market.
A novel nanosensor could be used for skin-based glucose sensing. Scientists at Draper Laboratory, in Cambridge, MA, are developing a nanosensor that could be injected into the skin, much like tattoo dye, to monitor an individual's blood-sugar level. As the glucose level increases, the "tattoo" would fluoresce under an infrared light, telling a diabetic whether or not she needs an insulin shot following a meal.
A new noninvasive tool uses electromagnetic waves to measure glucose levels. The sensor itself is a small, spiral-shaped microwave circuit, which acts as a transmission line and emits electromagnetic waves. When a person places her thumb on the spiral, the electrical properties of her thumb change how energy passes through the circuit. Jean and his colleagues measure this change, and in early trials, they seem to have found patterns that correspond to variations in glucose levels.
while his ultimate goal is to design an accurate sensor cheap enough for patients to carry around with them, he expects that one of the first early uses of the technology will be as screening devices at local drugstores, much like the large commercial monitors that take blood-pressure and heart-rate readings.
while his ultimate goal is to design an accurate sensor cheap enough for patients to carry around with them, he expects that one of the first early uses of the technology will be as screening devices at local drugstores, much like the large commercial monitors that take blood-pressure and heart-rate readings.
Medtronic's "M-Powered Concept Car" and its onboard glucose-monitoring system. With data transmitted via Bluetooth, the wireless setup lets people wearing a continuous glucose-monitoring system vitamins (CGMS) get readings of their blood sugar levels through audio and visual cues from the car's dashboard. Medtronic premiered the car at the 68th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association
The is a large scale- integrating project (IP) aiming at development of a prediction based tool which uses past and easily available information to optimise the therapy of type I and developed type II diabetes.
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