One of the things that most interests people today with diabetes are the devices that make us easier and more comfortable.Capillary glucose measurement devices are also devices that properly evolved can provide us with improvement in the quality of life if they incorporate certain functions.The glucose measurement field has been interested.The desired non -invasive measurement (without needles or punctures) or the measurement in alternative places and with different techniques occupy numerous studies.These devices with alternative glucose measurement methods are in recent years experiencing a technological push, and one does not know if it is really now there are better technological conditions for it or because it is simply a market that is starting to explode and many have seen inThis diabetes niche a juicy cake.
You can currently find a few developments in process to create glucose reading devices, either continuously (CGM) or punctual.But all of them looking for a non -invasive or minimally invasive way and trying to banish forever the unpleasant puncture to extract a drop of blood for the analysis.
Among the most important to highlight:
kwatch
A very interesting glucometer in the future will be the k'watch, which uses Skintaste technology, a matrix of revolutionary biosensors that uses micro-water from a length of less than 0.5 millimeters, to collect and analyze the chemical composition of the fluidInterstitial is just below the surface of the skin.The bracelet biosensor, located at the base of the “test” the user's skin to produce a reading in approximately one minute.The results of the reading, together with the previous measurements for the day are shown on the screen;They can also be synchronized with an application available for Android and iOS.
Diamond
System based on a infarce laser, which crosses the skin indolorily and can access the interior of our body exciting glucose molecules in the interstitial layers under our skin.Depending on the heat generated by the absorption of the wave on the concentration of greater or lesser glucose, a thermal sensor collects that information and codifies by attributing a glucose reading.
The prototype is still bulky and hardly transportable, something that will surely solve in subsequent versions.From the company they express their intention to obtain the CE brand and the final version for patients could be at the end of 2018.
Glucosense
It is a non -continuous and non -invasive capillary glucose meter.The prototype is a small and elegant device that only requires a finger in its reading area.A treated glass that in contact with the skin, emits a fluorescence stimulated by a laser whose intensity corresponds to the user's glucose concentration.As they claim, this reading needs "less than 30 seconds."
The creators of Glucosense are currently working to develop an uninterrupted reading version (CGM).Even without CE approval or plans to request it, the creators already claim to be working on wireless communication to transfer the receiver data by Glucosense to a smartphone.
Glucowise
A small device with a non -invasive and pain mode.It is a clamp that we can comfortably take anywhere for a punctual reading of our hair glucose.Between both parts of the clamp the skin is placed to analyze and the device emits on one of its high frequency and low power radio waves, which cross the skin without difficulty and are read by one sensor to the other end of the device.This process must be carried out only inAreas where we can insert a part of our body between both parts of the clamp and that also have the right thickness so that the radio waves emitted can cross the skin and be read by the device sensor.The area between the thumb and the index in the hand and the ear lobe are the two appropriate areas.The main advantage is that it does not measure glucose in capillary blood.
Glucotrack
It is today the only non -invasive reading device that has already been launched to the market ... or is in process, because it has taken several times.A system that combines 3 different technologies that, once crossed, allow you to read interstitial glucose in the ear lobe in approximately one minute.It would therefore be a non -invasive punctual reading.Apparently simple in terms of maintenance, we just have to change the clip of the ear every six months.
Iquickit
Remember the alcohol analyzer.This small device analyzes saliva, to extract glucose concentration and send it wirelessly to the smartphone.It is therefore a specific and non -invasive measurement system.The reading method is purely enzymatic.
Freedom-Medightch
A viewfinder that analyzes blood glucose through the eye.This device measures the glucose concentration present in the eye, specifically in the lens layer.The device would be in front of the eye for a few seconds and the user should only look for him as if he did for prismatic.
biovotion
A futuristic body sensor that would collect multiple physical variables.Attention to the deployment of measurements that would perform this ingenuity: pulse, oxygen saturation, temperature, pomometer, variability in heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rhythm, body energy consumption, stress and sleep meter, skin rate in the skin(sweating) ... and of course, the always attractive glucose measurement.
Glucovista smartband
A smartband that are currently so fashionable and serve to give us information about our lifestyle and activity level.Glucovista carries a window with an emitter and a infarce receiver;A technology that according to the company is able to effectively measure blood glucose.
Sugarbeat
Adhesive and disposable in 24 hours of a single use.It consists of a non -invasive adhesive sensor and an coupled emitter, which transmits the signals to the receiver, which can be a smartwatch, smartphone or tablet via Bluetooth.Among the disadvantages: it is one -use, it requires a daily calibration and a later period of adjustment of 30 minutes.Therefore, every day we need to attach a new adhesive to the transmitter.
Glucovation
Meter that self -promotes as revolutionary.This is a patch that includes a transdermal sensor sends the readings in wireless way to the smartphone.The great advantage that this product announces is the total absence of calibration during the sensor's life.
