Measuring sweet tears (Pics from Techcrunch)
Rizal Philippines | January 19, 2013
From Time Techland | January 16, 2014
Good news for those diabetics who are pissed off of monitoring their blood sugar through finger pricking (which is painful - I do not like this; I am a diabetic) There is another alternative of having very sharp lancets and monitor that can measure on a very tiny drop of blood (so you do not have to have lot of blood ) does not help either. You have to injure yourself everytime you want to make sure you are healthy.
The answer, the respite may be in this new discovery. It was discovered by Parviz and Otis and being tested at Google labs and talks are underway to bring the product to the market.
The project leaders say that the smart contact lens measure the BS from the tears and is measured by wireless device that connects to the contact lens.
Is the measuring device, which will earn zillions for Google a more earth shaking news compared to the cure?
From Tech Crunch - smart contact lenses - old news for Microsoft
"Project leaders Brian Otis and Babak Parviz said on Google’s official blog Thursday that the new lens measures wearers’ glucose levels in their tears. It contains a tiny glucose sensor and miniscule wireless chip that can gather and transmit information on a continual basis.
The project was inspired by what Otiz and Parviz saw as a major problem in current care techniques for diabetes patients. “People with diabetes must still prick their finger and test drops of blood throughout the day,” they said. “It’s disruptive, and it’s painful. And, as a result, many people with diabetes check their blood glucose less often than they should.”
The new contact lens could help patients monitor their blood sugar more regularly by making the process less uncomfortable and invasive.
Prototypes of the lens are currently being tested at Google[x], a lab devoted to developing innovative products. Still in the early phases of development, Google did not specify when the product would become available, but said it was in discussion with the FDA and partners to bring the technology to market.
Smartcontact lens video
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