Ken mentioned the Glucowatch in a comment. I have been interested in it and got the brochures on it. It’s a technology that almost works
I’ve sat down and read the instructions, and you have to wear it for 2 hours, then calibrate it with a blood sugar meter and then it gives you as many as 10 readings per hour. If you are low, you still need to use a glucometer to verify the reading.
That just seems awkward. I haven’t seen if insurance will cover, but I figure it falls under durable equipment. Also don’t know if the mail order service will get the supplies.
My problems: you still have to use a regular glucometer, though you would be using it twice a day, maybe 3. So you are not decreasing copays, etc.
FYI: both the Therasense system and the Glucowatch determine sugar not based on blood, but on a fluid under your skin, thus the need to calibrate.