A gentleman cornered me at the Diabetes Technology Society meeting earlier this month, and said he wanted to talk non-invasive glucose monitoring. How could I resist?
He said his name was Avner Gal, from Israel. He pulled out a chunky little MP3-looking device, and plugged in a cord with a small clamp on the end. Then he hooked the clamp to his earlobe, and pressed a button. We both watched the progress bar move slowly…
John Smith is considered one of the country’s premiere experts on non-invasive glucose monitoring technology. He previously served as Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer of Johnson & Johnson’s LifeScan, a world market leader in blood glucose monitoring systems. John now consults for companies pursuing noninvasive glucose methods, and for investors who fund them. He is the author of The Pursuit of Noninvasive Glucose: “Hunting the Deceitful Turkey,” which is available for download here. He’s…
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Most of us living with diabetes for more than a year or two have become pretty practical. Which is to say, skeptical. We’re not jumping up and down anymore every time we hear of some “revolutionary” new treatment that’s supposedly going to transform our lives. Because we know this transformation’s gonna be a loooong time coming.
Take non-invasive glucose monitoring (blood glucose testing without pricking the skin), for example. You would’ve thought, with the rapid-fire…