SU chemistry professor develops breakthrough technology for non-invasive, pain-free

By Carol Kim october 11, 2005
A Syracuse University chemistry professor has patented a device that aims to make painful fingerstick testing of glucose levels a thing of the past for diabetics. To address the problems of invasive blood glucose testing, Professor Joseph Chaiken, of the Department of Chemistry in The College of Arts and Sciences, has developed the LighTouch, which accurately monitors glucose levels without a single drop of blood.
The novel procedure uses a laser to measure spectroscopic signals in blood while the blood is still in the capillaries. Abnormal levels of blood components, such as glucose, can be detected without pricking a person’s finger.

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What will they think of next?

With technology raceing ahead at record speeds it was just a matter of time before your cell phone could do just about anything. Now LG technology has created a cell phone that will test your Blood Sugar! Yes, that's right, TEST YOUR BLOOD SUGAR!

LG KP8400 cellphone with blood tester for diabetics
Posted Oct 8, 2004, 9:40 AM ET by Joshua Fruhlinger
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In an unusual, but sensible, marriage of technologies, LG has released the KP8400 cellphone that doubles as a blood test for diabetics. The phone includes a tester into which users can place a blood test drop on a strip, place the strip in a special reader on the phone (located near the phone’s battery pack), and get insulin and blood readings on the phone display. Readings can then be uploaded to an online database for retrieval later on. Because of the added technology the rest of the phone isn’t anything to write home about, but it’s more than sufficient: 262k color TFT display, CIF camera, and 64 voice polyphonic sound.

Guide to Healthy Restaurant Eating

The Guide to Healthy Restaurant Eating, Third Edition, by Hope S. Warshaw, MMsc, RD, CDE. (American Diabetes Association, 2005). 732 pages. Softcover, $17.95. ISBN 1580402461 is now available. The third edition of Hope Warshaw's Guide to Healthy Restaurant Eating has over 5,000 menu items (up from 3,500 in the second edition) from more than 60 restaurant chains (up from 55). With this book, eating out doesn't have to be a guessing game. Like donuts for breakfast? The full menu from Dunkin' Donuts is here (jelly filled donuts have 32 grams of carbs and 11 grams of fat). You'll find all the hamburger, chicken, seafood, submarine sandwich, pizza, and Mexican food chains, as well as family style sit-down restaurants like Bennigan's, Denny's, and Ruby Tuesday. If you eat out a lot, this book will help you make informed food choices. While the book is small in size, it weighs 1 1/4 pounds, so you may want to plan before you go out to eat. (FROM CWD Cookbooks and Nutrional Books selection)

ADA Walk Saturday

Don't Forget the ADA "Dancing Through Downtown" Fundraiser walk will be this Saturday 7:30am. Walk will start at 8:30 leaving From the Whataburger Field through Downtown and back. It will be a fun filled event that will raise lots of money for many local Diabetes events and education. Call your local ADA office for more info.