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04-06-2007, 11:56 AM
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Posts: 53
| | | Glucowatch
Is there anyone using this machine ? It sound amazing. GlucoWatch
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T1, born in March/1974 , diagnosed 11/01/06 , Lispro 3 times a day(6 Units avg.) , Lantus before sleep (15 Units)
A1C 6.9 - Feb 2007
A1C 6.1 - June 2007
A1C 6.0 - Feb 2008
A1C 5.8 - May 2008
A1C 6.4 - Nov 2008
Precision Xtra and Ultra Smart
Dexcom CGSM
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04-06-2007, 12:01 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: North-Central Indiana
Posts: 3,732
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~Sandi~
Pumping for almost 6 years
MM Purple 722 with Humalog
Symlin
Just because I've been on df for a whole day doesn't mean I'm ADDICTED... my chair is just COMFY... |
04-06-2007, 12:03 PM
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Posts: 53
| | | Thank you. I should have checked before posting.
Sorry for that
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T1, born in March/1974 , diagnosed 11/01/06 , Lispro 3 times a day(6 Units avg.) , Lantus before sleep (15 Units)
A1C 6.9 - Feb 2007
A1C 6.1 - June 2007
A1C 6.0 - Feb 2008
A1C 5.8 - May 2008
A1C 6.4 - Nov 2008
Precision Xtra and Ultra Smart
Dexcom CGSM
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04-06-2007, 12:06 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH
Posts: 8,369
| | | It is a very great idea however the way it works is full of faults. The #1 problem is that it always needs to make contact with the skin. And I know from wearing a watch, that my watch rotates slightly around my arm because I don't like it super tight.
The other problem is some people had reactions to the sensors in the way of a rash forming. It would then leave a red mark where the sensor was.
Lastly, the sensors only last 13 hours and are pretty costly. They are sold in cartons of 16 for $120 each carton. That comes out to $7.50 per sensor or almost $15 a day. That's even more than the CGMS devices by Minimed and Dexcom. If you change the sensor every 13 hours on the dot, they would run you $5,055 in a year.
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●Blue Ash, Ohio Police Dispatcher
●Type 1 diabetic for 25 years (11 months old)
●Animas pumper since December of 2002
~IR 1000 (Dec. 2002-Jan. 2005)
~IR 1200 (Jan. 2005 - ?)
●LifeScan OneTouch UltraSmart Diabetes is an Art, NOT a Science. You must master the control by skills and not by knowledge alone. |
04-06-2007, 12:09 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: North-Central Indiana
Posts: 3,732
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Originally Posted by daryop  Thank you. I should have checked before posting.
Sorry for that | No need to apologize! And your welcome! 
There's actully more threads that talk about the glucowatch then what I listed. There is a search button on the top right and if you just enter glucowatch you'll come up with alot to read.
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~Sandi~
Pumping for almost 6 years
MM Purple 722 with Humalog
Symlin
Just because I've been on df for a whole day doesn't mean I'm ADDICTED... my chair is just COMFY... |
04-06-2007, 09:21 PM
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Posts: 83
| | | This got me thinking? Why aren't the CGM companies working on putting their receivers in watch form, like the Glucowatch? Equipment still too big to go on the wrist? It would be great to have the Dexcom receiver smaller, but also wearable for people who don't pump.
Anyone have an idea?
Becky, Mom to Mason, 7 Dexcom, Iport |
04-06-2007, 10:20 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Texas
Posts: 1,121
| | | I'm not very keen on the watch idea. I personally do not want everyone around me to 1) know I have diabetes 2) know my BG every second.
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Guardian RT since 3/07
Animas 2020 since 8/07
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04-07-2007, 12:29 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Posts: 288
| | | I think the glucowatch has real benefits as a device for doctors. Have a patient that is getting weird readings.. send them home with a gluccowatch for a week to see the patterns, then the patient can return it. It would certainly be easier than CGM of the Dexcome type since there really is no training needed to learn to wear a watch. But as a personal device, it just doesn't seem practical, especially with the cost.
__________________ PCOS with insulin resistance: Jan 2002  Type 2 diabetes: Jan 4, 2007 Meter: One Touch Ultra 2 Medications: actos, gluconorm, lithium carbonate, effexor xr, coversyl, indapamide, spironolactone, clonazepam, fiorinol c HbA1c: 02/05/07: 5.0% • 28/12/06: 13.1%
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04-07-2007, 05:18 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH
Posts: 8,369
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Originally Posted by rmccully2000 This got me thinking? Why aren't the CGM companies working on putting their receivers in watch form, like the Glucowatch? Equipment still too big to go on the wrist? It would be great to have the Dexcom receiver smaller, but also wearable for people who don't pump.
Anyone have an idea?
Becky, Mom to Mason, 7 Dexcom, Iport | My guess would be mainly because of size. The biggest problem right now would be the display size. If you only had a watch face to show info on it would be hard to show a 3, 6, 12, 24 hour graph on.
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●Blue Ash, Ohio Police Dispatcher
●Type 1 diabetic for 25 years (11 months old)
●Animas pumper since December of 2002
~IR 1000 (Dec. 2002-Jan. 2005)
~IR 1200 (Jan. 2005 - ?)
●LifeScan OneTouch UltraSmart Diabetes is an Art, NOT a Science. You must master the control by skills and not by knowledge alone. |
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