Today thousands of diabetics are finding hope in continuous glucose monitoring. This new experimental gadget now available monitors a diabetic’s blood sugar and informs them if it falls dangerously low. Researchers have been trying to discover this mechanism for years. Now coming on the market, in the United States these monitoring devices will be available by late summer. Although currently the monitors do not equal the accuracy of blood tests, researchers are hoping that within a couple of years continuous glucose monitoring will allow a diabetic to forgo the finger prick to test blood glucose levels. Currently, if the monitor signals that blood sugar levels are low, it is necessary to confirm with a blood test. At present the monitors are also slow to show rapidly occurring changes that result especially when you exercise. However, with improvements this makers of these monit Tulsa dentist ors are working to make finger lances outdated for all diabetics. Those who have tried the monitors have reported little discomfort. A patch worn on the abdomen may be slightly uncomfortable when applied due to a tiny wire placed under the skin to measure the cell-fluid glucose. Once the patch is in place, it is comfortable to have on and transmits information to a receiver. The receiver is approximately the same size as a cell phone. One patch can be worn for several days before it needs changing. Just imagine how this can impact the health of diabetics! Control of chronic diabetes-related complications stems from the ability to control blood glucose levels. The continuous glucose monitoring reports are being looked at with great interst by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. They believe that a the ability to greatly control or even erase diabetes is on the horizon.
