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Continuous Glucose Monitoring

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leakycap ◴[] No.44419235[source]
The author's mention of the Hawthorn Effect fascinated me; I hadn't considered that with devices your care team can monitor.

It will change a lot of lives when some device that doesn't draw blood can continuously monitor glucose, like a smartwatch.

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1. sdpy ◴[] No.44421221[source]
That would be a game-changer for so many people. We're already getting close, though. Those CGMs like Dexcom don't actually test blood; they check interstitial fluid. There's a 5-15 minute delay, but still way better than finger pricks all day.

Non-invasive monitoring is still tricky. There’ve been some interesting attempts—like GlucoWatch back in the early 2000s, which used mild electrical currents, but caused skin irritation and never really caught on. Others have tried optical monitoring, radio waves, ultrasound, and even heat-based sensors. Feels like we’re getting closer, just not quite there yet.