Thanks Ben and Jim for the correction about the type of diabetes.

Guess if it's all directed to Type 1 and not Type 2, then I should just 
be quiet  :-)

Still, it's an interesting concept.  I guess being someone who hates 
needles and bloodwork of any kind, I can see the appeal of turning this 
process into something more entertaining...


Jim Davis wrote:
 >In any case this device focuses only on Type 1 (insulin dependent) 
 >diabetes
 >(the type most often found in children and young adults) not type II
 >diabetes (the type associated with obesity).

Ben Doom wrote:
> True.  However, I should point out that the growing trend is for kids to
> get type II diabetes (which used to be known as adult onset), not type I
> (juvenile diabetes), which is by far the more serious of the two.
> 
> Type II can typically be treated by diet, excersize, occasionally oral
> medication, and (worst case) insulin.  However, for these kids, just
> dropping weight almost always is the cure.  Type I means you'll be
> taking insulin from now 'till eternity.
> 
> To go back to what you were saying....

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