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who the hell wants a cable attached to their ear??? isn't that kinda DORKY??
DAVE
Mark S. Davies wrote:
> On Sat, 14 Feb 2004 11:25:27 -0600, "William C Biggs MD" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>Mark,
>>
>>I haven't seen the actual unit in operation.
>>
>>If this device doesn't have the actual glucose on it's display, I will be really disappointed.
>>
>>In the past, warning devices used exclusively for detection of hypos have not done very well.
>>
>>The Teledyne Sleep Sentry works for some people, and has been available for many years. The cost
>>is a tiny fraction of a glucowatch or the MiniMed system. However it doesn't work for everybody,
>>and is virtually worthless during the day because of false alarms.
>>
>>I will need to see if the data is downloadable into a computer in real time. You might be able to
>>get a current reading that way.
>>
>>Otherwise, the number of people who would be interested in this device just dropped by about 99% .
>>
>>
>>Thanks for the correction.
>>
>>
>>WCB
>
> At this point, I'm hoping that the Sugar Trac will come out this year and work somewhere close to
> the current promotional statements.
>
> Non-invasive, much smaller, readout, and a pricing of $350 basic unit and $1 per day for the
> consumable (the earclip) vs. Invasive, 2 bigger pieces, no readout, and a pricing of $1000 and $12
> per day? Even if the Sugar Trac doesn't have alarms, the only real advantage of the Guardian
> doesn't come until it can be hooked to the pump to close the loop....
>
> Mark Davies
DAVE
Mark S. Davies wrote:
> On Sat, 14 Feb 2004 11:25:27 -0600, "William C Biggs MD" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>Mark,
>>
>>I haven't seen the actual unit in operation.
>>
>>If this device doesn't have the actual glucose on it's display, I will be really disappointed.
>>
>>In the past, warning devices used exclusively for detection of hypos have not done very well.
>>
>>The Teledyne Sleep Sentry works for some people, and has been available for many years. The cost
>>is a tiny fraction of a glucowatch or the MiniMed system. However it doesn't work for everybody,
>>and is virtually worthless during the day because of false alarms.
>>
>>I will need to see if the data is downloadable into a computer in real time. You might be able to
>>get a current reading that way.
>>
>>Otherwise, the number of people who would be interested in this device just dropped by about 99% .
>>
>>
>>Thanks for the correction.
>>
>>
>>WCB
>
> At this point, I'm hoping that the Sugar Trac will come out this year and work somewhere close to
> the current promotional statements.
>
> Non-invasive, much smaller, readout, and a pricing of $350 basic unit and $1 per day for the
> consumable (the earclip) vs. Invasive, 2 bigger pieces, no readout, and a pricing of $1000 and $12
> per day? Even if the Sugar Trac doesn't have alarms, the only real advantage of the Guardian
> doesn't come until it can be hooked to the pump to close the loop....
>
> Mark Davies