GlucoWatch

GlucoWatch™

Diabetology A painless, bloodless, automatic, wristwatch device worn for up to 12–hr monitoring of serum glucose, which incorporates an alarm triggered when hypoglycemic or hyperglycemic levels are detected. See Glucose monitoring.
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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In the beginning, there was Glucowatch. And it was not good.
HOPE AND HYPE: Inside the push for wearable diabetes technology
In fact, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) actually approved a device called the (https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cdrh_docs/pdf/P990026S008b.pdf) GlucoWatch in 2002.
Fitbit Ionic, Apple Watch 3 May Soon Provide Users Blood Glucose Levels
Some of the technologies have been integrated into wrist-worn devices, such as GlucoWatch biographer, for unobtrusive measurement [133].
Investigation on cardiovascular risk prediction using physiological parameters
"GlucoWatch G2 Biographer" US Food and Drug Administration, Center for Devices and Radiological Health Consumer Information.
Diabetes
DESIGN: Randomized clinical trial conducted by the Diabetes Research in Children Network (DirecNet) to assess the utility of the GlucoWatch G2 Biographer.
Arg Bras Endocrinol Metabol.: Eight-point glucose testing versus the continuous glucose monitoring system in evaluation of glycemic control in type 1 diabetes
Gross e colaboradores (2002) citam McCulloch em seu trabalho sobre monitoramento da glicose e manejo do Diabetes Mellitus referindo 3 metodos de avaliacao glicemica: Atraves de glicosimetros, na qual e realizada com a obtencao de sangue capilar, colocado em tiras reagentes e inserida no aparelho que fornece o resultado em segundos; Atraves do Glucowatch, que e um aparelho que funciona como um relogio e utiliza uma tecnica de avaliacao nao invasiva e mais frequente da glicose capilar atraves da iontoforese, em aproximadamente 20 minutos; Outra tecnica e a de um sensor que mede a glicose por metodo enzimatico no fluido intersticial do tecido subcutaneo durante ate 3 dias.
Relationship of body composition and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) in patients with type 1 diabetes/Relacao da composicao corporal e a hemoglobina glicada (HbA1c) de portadores de diabetes tipo 1
Rates of glucose change measured by blood glucose meter and the Glucowatch Biographer during day, night, and around mealtimes.
Continuous blood glucose monitoring with a thin-film optical sensor
Halford suggested, it's worth trying the CGM code S1030, which was developed for the previous device, the GlucoWatch. That device is no longer on the market, but the code's description--"continuous noninvasive glucose monitoring device, purchase"-doesn't specify any brand.
Insurers balk on continuous glucose monitoring
Weinzimer and I found absolutely none in a large randomized 6month trial of the GlucoWatch.
Should continuous glucose monitors be used routinely in pediatric patients? Minimize potential risks first
Cygnus, Inc.'s GlucoWatch G2[R] Biographer is approved to detect glucose level trends in people with diabetes.
On the horizon: better glucose testing
The Glucowatch offers a painless way for diabetics to frequently check their blood sugar levels.
Checking diabetes
announced that nearly six months after it was approved by the Food and Drug Administration the GlucoWatch G2 Biographer was available at retail.
Diabetes epidemic continues, glucose monitoring vital: by 2010 expectations are that some 300 million people will have diabetes. (Merchandising)

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