I couldn’t believe it until I held it in hands last Friday. Josh and I are trying out a great new diabetes product – the Healthpia Glucopak Self Monitoring System. In the spirit of full disclosure, we are trying it out for free because my neighbor is working on the venture cap for Healthpia.
The Glucopak is a glucometer attached directly to a standard cell phone. Currently it is being manufactured by Healthpia, the company that holds the patent on a technology to integrate a...
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