For people with Type 1 diabetes, monitoring their blood sugar level is a constant task. “The first thing I do when I wake up is check my blood sugar,” says Terra Hillyer, who has the disease. “It is the background noise of my life.” In Hillyer and others with the disease, the pancreas fails to [...]
Medical Device Injects Drugs Through Skin
May 31, 2012 By 3 Comments
Technology in “Star Trek” seems to become reality all the time. Cell phones — what Captain Kirk would call a “communicator” — are commonplace. Now, thanks to scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), we have what Dr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy would call a “hypospray.” Fans of the show would immediately know what medical [...]
Smartphone Turned Into Glucose Monitor
May 17, 2012 By 1 Comment
Medical researchers have started an outpatient trial on a medical device built by reconfiguring a smartphone that will allow patients with type 1 diabetes to more easily monitor their condition. The smartphone-turned-into-medical-device is handheld and can continuously monitor a patient’s glucose level, reports ScienceDaily. The device automates much of the work to maintain safe blood [...]
BD Develops New Medical Device for Glucose Monitoring
May 20, 2011 By 1 Comment
Becton Dickinson & Co. is developing a needle-based medical device to monitor blood sugar and deliver insulin. The new technology could lead the way for artificial pancreases for diabetics. The company, which manufactures syringes and drug infusion systems, has developed a sensor for faster and more reliable glucose readings on continuous monitoring systems. Continuous glucose [...]
