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Medical Innovations Could Make Diabetes Management Easier
Special to The Truth
Most people don’t think
about their sugar intake, insulin and blood glucose levels,
but for those with diabetes, these are aspects of everyday
life. There are more than 24 million people in the United
States living with the disease, according to the American
Diabetes Association, and this number is on the rise. For
these individuals, managing the disease can be a stressful,
time-consuming and even painful process.
As diabetes can result in
serious health complications including eye, kidney and nerve
disease, and can lead to premature death, optimal treatment
is crucial. But for this to take place, frequent measuring
of blood glucose levels is required.
While conventional blood
glucose monitoring involves drawing a blood sample from
one’s finger, hand, thigh or forearm with a needle, medical
innovations on the horizon are promising to make diabetes
management easier on patients.
“Blood glucose monitoring,
the crucial tool for controlling diabetes, is soon going to
be more cost-effective and less painful,” says Avner Gal,
CEO of Integrity Applications, a medical device company
working on solutions for diabetes patients.
While at this time there
are virtually no viable devices for the non-invasive
measurement of glucose levels on the market, this soon will
change.
For example, GlucoTrack,
by Integrity Applications, is a patented product in
development that uses ultrasonic, electromagnetic and
thermal technologies to non-invasively measure glucose
levels in the blood. The device is battery-operated and
includes a main unit, which contains display and control
features, as well as transmitter, receiver and processor,
and a personal ear clip, which contains sensors and
calibration electronics, and is clipped to the earlobe.
If you have Type 1 or Type
2 diabetes, here are some things to consider about the new
technology that soon may help to make life less painful and
more cost efficient:
• Convenience: About the
size and weight of a smartphone, these new monitoring
devices are small, light and easy to carry. Results are
given both visually and verbally.
• Cost: Compared to a
finger prick device, over the long-term, GlucoTrack will
have a reduced life cycle cost, saving patients money.
• Data: Blood glucose
readings over time give healthcare providers useful data
that helps determine proper treatment for patients. The new
devices store up to 1000 past readings, and have a USB port
for downloading data for off-line analysis, simplifying the
logging process for patients.
More information can be
found at www.Integrity-App.com.
Take steps to make your
diabetes more manageable. Talk to your doctor about
innovations in blood glucose monitoring.
Courtesy State Point
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