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"Spit-o-meter" Checks Glucose Levels.

Posted on Friday, April 4, 2008 at 16:23 by Registered CommenterJeff | Comments7 Comments | References51 References

More than a handful of diabetics would drool over the prospect of never having to stick their fingers with another lancet.  If Lloyde Dahl, Darnell Johnson, and Danny Armstrong have anything to say about it, drooling is exactly what we'll all be doing in the future. 

The three high school students from the Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig School in Bemidji, Minnesota teamed up to design a glucose meter that uses saliva in place of blood.  As part of a program called "Inventors of the Future," the boys saw a need for being able to determine glucose levels without the pain of finger sticking, and decided spit was a pretty pain-free alternative.

No word on the accuracy specs of their "Spit-o-meter" yet (sorry, that's my name for what they're calling a "Diabetes Saliva Analyzer,") but my hat's off to the trio just for their entrepreneurial spirit.   

Have a great weekend, everyone.

 

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Reader Comments (7)

Just visualizing it is fun -

Apr 4, 2008 at 17:57 | Unregistered CommenterColleen

Colleen -- What's next, Glycosylated Salivaglobins?

Apr 4, 2008 at 21:18 | Registered CommenterJeff

I like the idea & I love your name for it!

Apr 5, 2008 at 09:42 | Unregistered CommenterDonna

Donna -- Think about this: all of the ads for glucose meters show a finger with a small blood sample on it. What do you figure the Spit-o-meter ads will look like?

Yuk. ;^)

Apr 5, 2008 at 10:27 | Registered CommenterJeff

Lol how pleasant it would be to use at restaurants. :D

Apr 5, 2008 at 12:09 | Unregistered CommenterAlison

Wow... fun to imagine using. How about driving down to capital beltway at 75 mph spitting? I think my aim would suffer. :)

Apr 5, 2008 at 17:25 | Unregistered CommenterAshley

Alison & Ashley -- It's a great idea, but it sure does raise an awful lot of new questions on etiquette, doesn't it?

Apr 5, 2008 at 21:18 | Registered CommenterJeff

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