Re: medically smart watches
Well, I was merely hoping that someone might finally have come up with
a working solution ...
On Mon, 2024-02-26 at 13:07 +0000, Andy Smith wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Mon, Feb 26, 2024 at 12:24:34PM +0100, hw wrote:
> > How does the watch you got measure blood sugar? Doesn't that require
> > a blood sample?
>
> Some of them claim to extrapolate it from sweat, others claim to be
> able to estimate it from shining near-infrared at the blood vessels
> that are near the surface. Neither method has yet proven to be
> accurate, which is why they aren't certified as a medical device in
> UK.
>
> You can learn all about it by searching "non-invasive blood glucose
> monitoring"
>
> Thanks,
> Andy
>
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