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imglorpyesterday at 7:55 PM4 repliesview on HN

What about all the other wearable sensors like

https://www.stelo.com

https://www.hellolingo.com


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ijustlovemathyesterday at 8:14 PM

The difference is that these only measure blood sugar, while the new system also measures ketones, of keto diet fame, which are leading indicators of a really dangerous situation called diabetic ketoacidosis. It's treatable with a hospitalized IV insulin drip, but can be avoided if you have some advance notice.

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Someoneyesterday at 8:07 PM

Those ‘only’ measure glucose levels. As the article says, this is the first approved device that monitors both ketone and glucose levels.

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mapkkkyesterday at 8:20 PM

These are the same CGM technologies (Dexcom = Stelo and Lingo = Libre), just aimed at the over the counter "health and fitness" market.

This is not verified info, but I would assume these are either A) the exact same device, just with different marketing B) "binned" production runs that did not meet the accuracy threshold for clinical/prescribed use, but are otherwise "good enough" for someone looking to healthmaxx.

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jvanderbotyesterday at 8:11 PM

No FDA authorization I guess

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