Friday, May 30, 2008

A novel use of a cellphone as a sensor of blood sugar levels

The concept to to combine a cellphone with a sensor to permit the monitoring of blood sugar levels. Why the cell phone? ..because it is a rapidly- becoming- ubiquitous digital device that many carry for other reasons already.

Below are two articles that explore possible approaches

http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/technological-interventions-merge-health-fitness/

http://cellphones.about.com/b/2008/06/18/for-diabetes-patients-cell-phones-to-nix-need-for-finger-pricking.htm

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