Obscene profits and having no conscience on how or whether people live or die is why this continues to happen. There isn't enough profit in this way of blood glucose testing compared to the strips which cost me around $1.00 a strip. That's around $1460.00 a year times millions of Diabetics and you begin to see the big picture. The JDRF is in the hip pocket of of Insurance and Drug Companies, look at where their advertising revenue comes from. I stopped throwing money away on them a couple of years ago because nothing has basically changed in the way Diabetics treat their disease since the invention of Insulin over 80 years ago. If they want my money they better start producing some results and not just more of the same in a different bottle or box.
This is no different then the oil companies buying up patents for more fuel efficient or alternate source vehicles and locking them away. Unfortunately until the Insurance and Drug Companies are made non for profit this will never see the light of day.
For 18 years dealing with Type 2 diabetes and the treatment, different Doctors treat treat it in different medications. I have had oral medications in different doses using 9 brands of medications. during that period there has been no method to produce consistent or reliable results thru out the day.
There are too many variables effecting your sugar levels that only as an individual you can control.
The Glucose levels will be affected by how much you eat, how many carbs in the meal, how active you are, and the type of foods eaten, does your job require physical work or desk work.
There are more variables your body contributes.
All together a nitemare for us to control, but I have found a plan for me that works.
I will continue on another posting since my limit on this post has been reached
Your story is touching. Suggestion: if each diabetic donates a dollar, who knows, the fund will, in time, grow considerably. I for one would love to own this non-invasive CGM. Sure, it is not perfect (which one on the market is?) But, as you say, it has been shown to perform more accurately than any existing meter.
I read somewhere that GlucoTrack, the CGM mentioned in your article, was scheduled to be launched and marketed in Europe in late 2010 and 2011 in the US. Has anyone got the latest news on this subject?
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How can meters with 25% innaccuracy possibly be useful for regulating glucose levels? An occasional inaccurate reading is no great big deal, but what about the consistency of readings? One can compensate for consistent low or high and %level of innacuracy, but if they are random and inconsistent, they could be dangerous. Besides using standard testing solutions how do I know what my meter's acuracy is? A further discussion would be appreciated. Thanks........Charlie