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New diabetes device tests tears instead of blood

Seeded on Thu Nov 10, 2011 9:46 PM EST (msnbc.com)
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Comment author avatarPhilip T Worsman

LOL Now you need to get punched in the nose to make tears instead of a pin prick to test blood...seems all the same to me.

    Reply#1 - Thu Nov 10, 2011 10:50 PM EST
    Comment author avatarumsami

    This isn't new. Maybe 10 years ago, CIBA Vision was working on a contact lens that could detect glucose levels for diabetics... so using tears to detect glucose is not novel. However, today's blood glucose monitors use such a small sample... I'm not sure if there's really a need for this.

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    Reply#2 - Thu Nov 10, 2011 11:21 PM EST
    Comment author avatarBinNH

    And how many decades before the insurance companies will pay for it? That's the usual hangup with most new devices and procedures.

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    #2.1 - Fri Nov 11, 2011 12:20 AM EST
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    Comment author avatarJohn D'oh

    And to get the tears flowing, simply stick your finger with a pin. :-)

      Reply#3 - Fri Nov 11, 2011 9:15 AM EST
      Comment author avatarHot-in-Miami

      Sounds promising.

        Reply#4 - Fri Nov 11, 2011 12:02 PM EST
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