[davef]

I read yesterday that Bayer have now released a new meter aimed at children. It connects to a Nintendo DS.

The information from Bayer is here:

Bayer Didget - Product Information ? Bayer?s DIDGET? Blood Glucose Meter

According to Bayer this is only available in Ireland/UK, not sure why, perhaps it's something to do with the FDA in US or equivalent bodies in other countries.

I found the bit about the origin of the device to be interesting:

Bayer's DIDGET™ meter was developed in conjunction with Paul Wessel – the parent of a child with type 1 diabetes. Paul noticed that although his son Luke was constantly losing his blood glucose meter, he could always find his Nintendo™ Game Boy. Paul left his job to become a medical technology entrepreneur and pioneer in 2000, founding his own company, Guidance Interactive Healthcare, which, with support from Nintendo, developed a product that would help his son manage his diabetes.

Nearly a decade later, Bayer, motivated by his inspiration, worked with Paul (now a Bayer Diabetes Care employee) to develop Bayer’s DIDGET™, a first-of-its-kind blood glucose meter, designed to directly address the challenges kids and their parents face when dealing with diabetes. It is the first and only blood glucose monitoring system that connects directly to Nintendo DS™ and Nintendo DS™ Lite gaming systems to help kids manage their diabetes by rewarding them for consistent testing habits.

[fgummett]

Cool

Not sure if it is the same guy but I've seen this around on the interweb for a while but not sure if it ever actually made it to market yet : Glucoboy...

[Tattoo azz]

I heard abt the didget awhile ago and think it's a great idea. That kind of thinking is what's needed for more conventional meters. I wish there was something like the didget around when i was dx'd in '82. It would've made life a little easier and taught me the benefits of good control.