Comments on: Sensors http://cimota.com/blog/2009/03/20/sensors/ Matt Johnston's Blog About Tech, Innovation, Startups, Opportunity ... and Sailing Tue, 22 May 2012 17:46:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: mj http://cimota.com/blog/2009/03/20/sensors/comment-page-1/#comment-33321 mj Sun, 22 Mar 2009 15:12:53 +0000 http://cimota.com/blog/?p=1690#comment-33321 I don't think a Glucose Meter will be in an Apple Store but the point is that you wouldn't have put *any* sensors in a consumer store but you can get Wii Fit and the Nike+ system on the high street now. I'd not feel inconvenienced by a GPS tag. Or any of an array of sensors which are geared towards monitoring my "information space". I don’t think a Glucose Meter will be in an Apple Store but the point is that you wouldn’t have put *any* sensors in a consumer store but you can get Wii Fit and the Nike+ system on the high street now.

I’d not feel inconvenienced by a GPS tag. Or any of an array of sensors which are geared towards monitoring my “information space”.

]]> By: Jenny Sutherland http://cimota.com/blog/2009/03/20/sensors/comment-page-1/#comment-33253 Jenny Sutherland Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:48:21 +0000 http://cimota.com/blog/?p=1690#comment-33253 I wear what is called a Continuous Glucose monitoring system. This is comprised of a inserted sensor into my skin, and a plug-on transmitter. The readings it gets are sent to the receiver in my insulin pump. This alerts me if my blood glucose is going down or up - saving me from the unawareness of hypoglycemia, or perhaps hyperglycemia as in the case of a bad insulin site, wrong dosage:food ratio etc. The readings are about five minutes before I see them on the pump. If my BG is dropping fast or goes below say 3.8 mmol/L an alarm will sound, and I do a finger stick test to get an immediate result for any needed action to be taken on my part. In a lot of ways, sensors such as these can prevent EMS intervention and hospital, it can clue the patient into what's going on with their treatment plan and although the CGMS is expensive, I have hopes that with more people using these, prices may come down and insurance would be more willing to cover this diabetes tool. Alas, I do not see the Apple store selling these wee sensors :-) Rx is required! I wear what is called a Continuous Glucose monitoring system. This is comprised of a inserted sensor into my skin, and a plug-on transmitter. The readings it gets are sent to the receiver in my insulin pump.

This alerts me if my blood glucose is going down or up – saving me from the unawareness of hypoglycemia, or perhaps hyperglycemia as in the case of a bad insulin site, wrong dosage:food ratio etc.

The readings are about five minutes before I see them on the pump. If my BG is dropping fast or goes below say 3.8 mmol/L an alarm will sound, and I do a finger stick test to get an immediate result for any needed action to be taken on my part.

In a lot of ways, sensors such as these can prevent EMS intervention and hospital, it can clue the patient into what’s going on with their treatment plan and although the CGMS is expensive, I have hopes that with more people using these, prices may come down and insurance would be more willing to cover this diabetes tool.

Alas, I do not see the Apple store selling these wee sensors :-) Rx is required!

]]> By: Mark http://cimota.com/blog/2009/03/20/sensors/comment-page-1/#comment-33244 Mark Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:43:27 +0000 http://cimota.com/blog/?p=1690#comment-33244 I was keeping track of the announcements, and when they started talking about making the dock connector and BT available to the SDK, my first thought was "Arduino!" The possibilities are huge. I was keeping track of the announcements, and when they started talking about making the dock connector and BT available to the SDK, my first thought was “Arduino!” The possibilities are huge.

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