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• In the end, though, it comes down to this: to stay well, a person with Diabetes A has to draw blood four times a day.
• "If anyone can come up with a cost-effective, safe, non-invasive way to measure glucose, I can't imagine the world not beating a path to their door."
• Based on photo-acoustics research first done at Tel Aviv University in Israel, their device uses lasers, ultrasound, and advanced software algorithms to get a reading that is as efficient and accurate as pin-prick tests.
• At the heart of the Glucon device is a laser tuned to a frequency that resonates with blood glucose.
• When the laser comes into contact with blood glucose, it creates sound waves emanating from the molecule.
• Then a miniaturized ultrasound sensor detects those sound waves and a computer chip translates the raw signals into usable data.
• While other non-invasive technologies have been able to read glucose levels to a rough level, Glucon's early tests show that it reaches the same efficiency levels as blood-strip tests.
• Goldberger points out that since that paper was published, his researchers have made big strides in improving the device's efficacy even further, although he won't release specific numbers.
• Because of the non-invasive nature of the technology, though, Glucon's regulatory process is much less arduous than for implantable or skin-puncture medical devices.
• If Glucon succeeds in getting FDA approval, its device could revolutionize diabetes management for both the individual patient and the health-care industry.
• Yet more than half of those three million make mistakes on a regular basis in glucose monitoring or insulin administration, errors that can lead to insulin shock and a diabetic coma.
• Health insurance companies would be willing to pay a premium for such a device if it keeps down the costs of emergency-room visits and long-term health crises, such as diabetic blindness, says the ADA's Petersen.

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