Tuesday, July 08, 2008

Nanosensors for blood glucose monitoring?

I came across an interesting article from Technology Review (TR) about Vista Therapeutics.

Vista Therapeutics has licensed some Harvard University technology that uses nanowires to look for proteins in your blood. These are small wires, about 10,000 could fit inside a hollow human hair.

According to TR this is initially targeted at inpatient use and it's very early in development. Eventually they may be able to create implantable glucose sensing devices...but don't hold your breath.

Labels: implantable, meter, nanosensor, research, technology

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: Name: Bernard Farrell; Location: Massachusetts, United States

I was born in Ireland and now live in the US.
I have had Type 1 diabetes for over 36 years. I struggle with my blood sugar, the same as most people with diabetes.
I wear a Cozmo 1800 insulin pump and a Dexcom SEVEN Plus CGM to track my blood glucose levels.
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