To what extent are wristwatches and rings manufactured with the help of advanced technology to check blood sugar levels in diabetic patients?
A prototype wristwatch developed by a Japanese startup can check blood sugar without a syringe, but is this watch suitable for the patient’s health?
By the way, to test the amount of sugar in the blood, a drop of the patient’s blood is required, which is obtained by pricking the finger with a fine needle and applying it to a special strip, the amount of sugar is known.
Thanks to the advancement of science, many such devices are now being developed that touch your skin to monitor blood sugar and other health conditions.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned against the use of smart watches and rings that claim to monitor blood sugar levels.
The FDA has warned in recent days that smartwatches and rings that claim to measure blood sugar levels without taking a blood sample from the surface of the skin for medical purposes may be dangerous and should be avoided.
The agency said the caution applies to any watch or ring, regardless of brand, that claims to record blood glucose levels quickly. The FDA said it has not approved any such device.
However, the agency’s notice does not apply to smartwatch apps connected to sensors because they have continuous glucose monitoring systems that measure blood sugar directly.
About 37 million people in the U.S. have diabetes, a disease in which people cannot control their blood sugar effectively because their bodies either do not make enough of the hormone insulin or they have become resistant to insulin. .
To manage this condition, they should check their blood sugar levels regularly with a finger-prick blood test or with sensors that use needles to continuously monitor glucose levels.
Dr. Robert Gabe of the American Diabetes Association said that the use of non-FDA-approved smartwatch and smart ring devices can lead to inaccurate blood sugar readings with potentially harmful results. Incorrect measurements can cause patients to take incorrect doses of medication, leading to dangerous blood sugar levels and potentially serious complications.
Dr. David Klonoff, who has researched diabetes technology for 25 years, says several companies are working on devices to measure blood sugar that monitor without direct blood testing, and someone has Neither has created a product that is accurate and safe enough to get FDA approval.
Klonoff, of Sutter Health Mills Peninsula Medical Center in San Mateo, Calif., said the technology that allows smartwatches and rings to measure metrics like heart rate and blood oxygen isn’t accurate enough to measure blood sugar. Is.
Attempts to measure blood sugar from bodily fluids such as tears, sweat, and saliva may also not provide accurate results.
If the FDA approves these devices, the risk is low, but if you use a product that has not been approved by the FDA, using such devices is not without risk.
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