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Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) could be extremely effective for weight loss. Dexcom has a CGM system that hooks up to your phone/watch, but is only availa

Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) could be extremely effective for weight loss. Dexcom has a CGM system that hooks up to your phone/watch, but is only available with prescription (and is extremely expensive without coverage), so this is effectively only available if you already have severe health problems. Some former Dexcom employees founded a startup some time ago to do CGM for preventative healthcare, but I haven't heard anything of where it went. http://mobihealthnews.com/32601/dexcom-alums-develop-blood-sugar-sensing-wearable-for-health-conscious-consumers/ http://mobihealthnews.com/32601/dexcom-alums-develop-blood-s... There are probably others. To me these sorts of subcutaneous CGM systems seem more convenient for users than other initiatives (e.g, the contact lens projects). The sensor stays embedded for a week at a time, you can sleep with it in, and you get measurements every 5 minutes or so.

lhl 10y ago
Sadly, Glucovation's latest update on their site was from 2014. I did some research recently, and it looks like Nemaura has a device aimed at launching at the end of 2016. Echo Therapeutics and Sano appear to be actively building/testing devices, but there are no firm dates.
rsync 10y ago
"Dexcom has a CGM system that hooks up to your phone/watch, but is only available with prescription (and is extremely expensive without coverage)" Can you elaborate ? What do you mean by extremely expensive ?
- socratis 10y ago
  Prescription is required: http://www.dexcom.com/faq/do-i-need-prescription-obtain-dexcom-g5-mobile http://www.dexcom.com/faq/do-i-need-prescription-obtain-dexc... My "extremely expensive" was unfair. Some quick searching suggests ~$650 for the transmitter ~$100/week for sensors. "Not cheap" would be more accurate.
  - PhasmaFelis 10y ago
    No, $5000+/year is definitely "extremely expensive," and out of reach for the majority of Americans. (Particularly as it seems very unlikely that there's any actual technical need for replacing the sensor weekly.) Don't let the fact that lifesaving treatments are often even more unaffordable shift your frame of reference.

lhl 10y ago

Sadly, Glucovation's latest update on their site was from 2014. I did some research recently, and it looks like Nemaura has a device aimed at launching at the end of 2016. Echo Therapeutics and Sano appear to be actively building/testing devices, but there are no firm dates.

rsync 10y ago

"Dexcom has a CGM system that hooks up to your phone/watch, but is only available with prescription (and is extremely expensive without coverage)" Can you elaborate ? What do you mean by extremely expensive ?

socratis 10y ago
Prescription is required: http://www.dexcom.com/faq/do-i-need-prescription-obtain-dexcom-g5-mobile http://www.dexcom.com/faq/do-i-need-prescription-obtain-dexc... My "extremely expensive" was unfair. Some quick searching suggests ~$650 for the transmitter ~$100/week for sensors. "Not cheap" would be more accurate.
- PhasmaFelis 10y ago
  No, $5000+/year is definitely "extremely expensive," and out of reach for the majority of Americans. (Particularly as it seems very unlikely that there's any actual technical need for replacing the sensor weekly.) Don't let the fact that lifesaving treatments are often even more unaffordable shift your frame of reference.