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Re:FDA authorizes first wearable device that monitors ketone... by Beijinger on Wednesday August 26, 2026 @08:49AM (#49448174)
That is a very bad article. Most, if not all non-invasive blood glucose projects had no peer reviewed publications.

Anyway, this problem, to measure blood glucose non-invasive, is solved now. A product should be on the market very soon. And while I am not involved anymore, I once submitted an SBIR grant application to the NIH with this technology. A specific item that this technology used would be a few hundreds bucks if produced in quantities. I also wrote this in the grant application. The examiner googled this thing, and a top-notch single item for lab measurements was 50 grand. Obviously, too expensive. So the thing I learned:

An idiot and Google are a very dangerous combination. Even at the NIH.

PS: Neither the start-up, nor their technology is mentioned in the paper. All the mentioned technologies have been tried and are bound to fail in my opinion. At least the examiner gave me a very high score on "innovative".

Re:FDA authorizes first wearable device that monitors ketone... by momojo on Friday August 28, 2026 @02:43AM (#49475142)
Did you get the grant? Are you under NDA? What was the innovation?
Re:FDA authorizes first wearable device that monitors ketone... by Beijinger on Sunday August 30, 2026 @10:13AM (#49498850)
No. I did not get the grant. And SBIR is a highly rigged system.

I am not involved anymore in the project but in another project. But if it interests you, I can point you to the publications and company.

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