Noninvasive Blood Glucose Monitors: NIDDK
Article title: Noninvasive Blood Glucose Monitors: NIDDK
Conditions: Diabetes, Type 2 diabetes, Type 1 diabetes
Source: NIDDK
In March 2001, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a noninvasive blood glucose monitoring device for adults with diabetes. Noninvasive monitoring means checking blood glucose levels without puncturing the skin for a blood sample. The GlucoWatch Biographer, manufactured by Cygnus Inc., was approved to detect glucose level trends and patterns in adults age 18 and older with diabetes. It must be used along with conventional blood glucose monitoring of blood samples. The device, which looks like a wristwatch, pulls body fluid from the skin using small electric currents. It checks blood glucose levels every 20 minutes.
Over the years, scientists have been trying to find noninvasive ways
for people with diabetes to measure their blood glucose. Most methods of
monitoring blood glucose require a blood sample, usually obtained by using
an automatic lancing device on a finger. Some meters use a blood sample
from a less sensitive area, such as the upper arm, forearm, or thigh. Some
devices use a beam of light instead of a lancet to pierce the skin.
Additional Information on Noninvasive Blood Glucose Monitors
Researchers are developing other methods of noninvasive monitoring. To learn more about such monitors and new products after approval, call the FDA at 1-888-INFO-FDA (1-888-463-6332) or check www.fda.gov/cdrh/consumer/index.shtml for the online "Index of Products" for diabetes.
The National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse collects resource information on diabetes for the Combined Health Information Database (CHID), which is produced by health-related agencies of the Federal Government. This database provides titles, abstracts, and availability information for health information and health education resources.
To provide you with the most up-to-date resources, information specialists at the clearinghouse created an automatic search of CHID. To obtain this information, you may view the results of the automatic search on Noninvasive Blood Glucose Monitors.
Or, if you wish to perform your own search of the database, you may access the CHID Online web site and search CHID yourself.
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The National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC) is a service of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). The NIDDK is part of the National Institutes of Health under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Established in 1978, the clearinghouse provides information about diabetes to people with diabetes and to their families, health care professionals, and the public. NDIC answers inquiries, develops and distributes publications, and works closely with professional and patient organizations and Government agencies to coordinate resources about diabetes. Publications produced by the clearinghouse are carefully reviewed by both NIDDK scientists and outside experts.
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NIH Publication No. 01-4551
Posted: March 1998
Updated: August
2001
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