FDA Approved – Abbott’s FreeStyle Pro Bloodless Glucose Meter

Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre Pro System Receives FDA Approval For Medical Practitioners To Use With Diabetes Patients.

On 28^th September 2016, Abbott announced that the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) had approved the FreeStyle Libre Pro System, a bloodless glucose monitor for use by healthcare professionals on diabetes patients.

The system is designed to empower physicians to provide better management of diabetes. The system provides physicians with a clear visual snapshot of blood glucose data, commonly known as AGP (Ambulatory Glucose Profile). Besides giving a clear and simplified view of the blood glucose levels, healthcare providers can also see and analyze trends and patterns within those glucose levels.

This information has proven to be very valuable because it helps doctors make customized treatment plans for diabetes patients at a lower cost compared to other continuous glucose monitoring products available on the market today.

FreeStyle Libre Pro makes a massive transformation in the way healthcare providers assess diabetes patients especially when it comes to critical decisions around nutrition, medication, and insulin. This innovative technology provides a viable solution to the challenges that come with the need for dependable and complete blood glucose data. This data is vital for the doctor to help the patient achieve optimal health.

How does the FreeStyle Libre Pro System Work?

The FreeStyle Libre Pro system is applied to diabetes patients by healthcare practitioners in a hospital or clinic setting. The doctor applies a very small sensor on the back of the diabetes patient’s upper arm. The round water-resistant sensor is held firmly in place with an adhesive pad and remains on the patient’s arm for 14 days.

During this period, the device does not require any patient interaction or the need for patients to calibrate the sensor or draw blood via a fingerstick.

The sensor measures glucose continuously in interstitial fluid via a very small filament that is usually inserted just under the patient’s skin. This enables the sensor to record glucose in 15 minutes intervals capturing about 1,340 blood glucose results in the 14-day period.

The patient returns to the physician after 14 days where the physician will scan the sensor using a FreeStyle Libre Pro reader and download the glucose results stored in the patient’s sensor. The 14 days’ worth of blood glucose results can be scanned and downloaded in as little as 5 seconds.

Advantages of the FreeStyle Libre Pro System compared to other CGM systems

Provides reliable blood glucose data

Doctors receive 14 days’ worth of continuous blood glucose data that is based on the uninterrupted day-to-day routines of diabetes patients.

Convenient for patients and doctors

Since the FreeStyle Libre Pro does not require any fingerstick calibrations, there is no need for diabetes patients to be trained on calibration. Once the sensor has been applied, there is no need for patients to interact with the system in any way.

Reduces equipment cost and time

Besides costing less than other CGM products, with the FreeStyle Libre Pro system the physician only needs to buy one specific reader for several patients without the need to spend on extra transmitters, receivers, and recorders, or devote time to disinfecting or recharging other components.

The Ambulatory Glucose Profile report

The system provides physicians and their patients with an AGP (Ambulatory Glucose Profile) report. The report was developed by the International Diabetes center and it is represented in a user-friendly chart that provides physicians with a complete glycemic view of the patient’s blood glucose trend for the past 14 days.

The Ambulatory Glucose Profile Report helps identify when patients are out of the ideal blood glucose range and provides hyperglycemic and hypoglycemic patterns and trends. These useful insights facilitate meaningful discussions between patients and doctors.

This is groundbreaking technology primarily because professional CGM systems have been long considered an expensive and cumbersome technology, particularly for Type 1 diabetes patients.

The new FreeStyle Libre Pro technology is here to change this paradigm because it’s not only unique but also because it does not require fingerstick calibration, it’s more affordable, easier to use, and more accessible to diabetes patients.

Abbott has also submitted the FreeStyle Libre Pro system consumer version for review by the FDA. The consumer version of the system is a CGM system that measures blood glucose levels through a very small sensor on the back of the patient’s upper arm for 14 days.

This monitor does not require fingerstick calibration and patients can self-monitor their blood glucose levels by simply scanning the reader over the small sensor to get a reading as often as desired.

OMELON Glucose Monitoring System

Omelon is intended for noninvasive and automatic measurement of blood sugar levels, blood pressure value, and determination of heart rate in both healthy patients and patients with type 2 diabetes. This automatic tonometer and noninvasive glucometer does not require blood sampling making it much easier to monitor and control blood sugar levels.

The process of measuring blood sugar levels is safe, non-traumatic, and absolutely painless. Omelon glucose monitoring system is developed by Russian Scientists and is patented in the United States and Russia. The developers applied the most advanced engineering and manufacturing solutions to ensure that the device significantly improves the user’s health.

Noninvasive Glucometer and Tonometer without test strips

Omelon measures glucose level and blood pressure by analyzing the pulse wave that occurs successively on both hands. The results are presented in digital form on the device’s indicator. Glucose is used as an energy material by vascular cells and muscular tissue.

Depending on the concentration of insulin and glucose in the blood, the vascular tone can change considerably. Omelon determines blood glucose levels based on the analysis of blood pressure, pulse wave, and vascular tone.

How does Omelon Glucose Monitoring System Work?

Omelon is intended for the measurement of diastolic and systolic pressure by indirect oscillometry. The device also measures blood sugar levels and heart rate in a non-invasive manner (without blood sampling) using a compressive cuff fixed on the forearm. The device uses parameters of the pulse wave as an informative signal for indication of the blood sugar level and for measurement of the minimum and maximum pressure.

Scope of application:

For measurement of pulse rate blood sugar level and blood pressure and present these indices on the device’s display:

Ideal for medical supervision in health care as well as health resort institutions
For personal use

For monitoring and controlling blood glucose by patients with type 2 diabetes (insulin-independent) as well as healthy people.
For monitoring and controlling blood glucose by patients with type 2 diabetes administering insulin and patients with type 1 diabetes (insulin-dependent).

Omelon glucose monitoring system is designed to help diabetics monitor their blood sugar levels so they can participate more actively in their treatment, control treatment results on a daily basis and improve the quality of their lives. The device is calibrated according to the Somogyi-Nelson method and the lowest levels of biological control. The normal blood glucose value during measurements with this system is 60-100 mg/dl.

Blood glucose level should be tested on an empty stomach or at least 2 hours after food intake. Read the manual and select the scale correctly before the beginning of measurements. It’s also important to sit down and relax for at least 5 minutes before taking your blood glucose measurements.

When comparing measurements with other testing methods, consider which technique or method has been used to calibrate the other device and what blood glucose level is considered normal.

Now it is much easier to monitor and control blood sugar levels. The process of using Omelon to measure blood sugar levels is safe and absolutely painless.

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Latest News for the Non Invasive Glucose Monitor

Non Invasive Glucose Monitor

Finally there’s great news with regards to the much sought after non invasive glucose monitor for diabetics. This method of measuring blood glucose levels has been the goal of many different companies over the years, some receiving the CE mark, but none have yet to be marketed.

The non-invasive GlucoTrack

The latest developments with the GlucoTrack model DF-F glucose meter from Integrity Applications, uses 3 different technologies to measure blood glucose levels accurately.

Ultrasonic
Electromagnetic and
Heat capacity. (thermal)

This device consists of a main unit, which is battery operated – a transmitter, receiver and processor and a Personal Ear Clip which attaches to the earlobe. The GlucoTrack non invasive glucose monitor has a USB port to download your personal information and blood glucose levels to your computer, or other storage device, for analysis by you or your diabetes management team.

Even if you need to monitor your blood 5 or 6 times a day, it’s as easy as just clipping the earpiece to your ear and the levels are displayed on the screen, or announced verbally to you within a minute! As easy as that. No more continuous finger pricking to draw blood for testing!

Can I track more than one persons levels on the same meter?

Yes, the main unit of the GlucoTrack meter (model DF-F) can support 3 different users. You will just need a separate PEC (Personal Ear Clip) for each user, as it has to calibrate individually. There are no disposables required for the GlucoTrack, however it is necessary to replace the Personal Ear Clip approximately every 6 months to ensure the accuracy of the measurements.

This meter will alert you ahead of time when it’s necessary to replace the PEC. Integrity Applications has received the CE Mark which allows them to Market and sell the GlucoTrack Meter in European Union, and it is expected to be available for sale to the general public in a few countries during 2014. Check this website regularly for more updates on its availability.

GluCall Non invasive Glucose Monitor

GluCall blood glucose meters, are another prototype that we could be seeing on the market in the not too distant future. GluCall is another painless method of measuring glucose levels, it is worn like a wristwatch and has the ability to give continuous blood glucose readings via the skin. The GluCall also has the capacity to store data for use by your diabetes management team.

C8 Non-invasive Optical Glucose Monitor

This is yet another non invasive glucose monitor that will hopefully hit the open market soon. It uses the power of light, to measure your levels – a painless pulse of light is transmitted into the skin to monitor your levels continuously. The C8 Medisensors have a great battery life, which is always an advantage, getting you through a full day of monitoring.

Included are multiple adaptors, for various EU countries
USB capabilities, to recharge via your computer
Uses Bluetooth technology connecting your smartphone to C8 Medisensors glucose monitors!

Gluco (M) – Monitors sugar levels using Electric Flow

Another design concept that I’m personally looking out for, very sleek looking monitor, worn on the wrist like a bracelet. It works by tracking your glucose levels through your bodily fluids, using an electric flow.

Also stores data and previous readings
Has the capacity to store insulin cartridges in a small built in chamber.

Definitely be watching closely for this model to come onto the market!

Echo Therapeutics Non Invasive Glucose Monitor

The ‘Symphony’ is another innovative idea to make life just a bit easier for diabetics. Developed mainly to target the hospital and critical care patients requiring constant blood glucose monitoring. We at Diabetes Healthy Solutions, will keep a close eye on all further developments regarding all the Non Invasive Glucose Monitors mentioned here, let’s all hope we start to see some on the market very soon for all of us to benefit from!

Read on for more info about the best blood glucose meters HERE!

The Non Invasive Glucose Meter

Post updated: 20th May 2023

Besides the inconveniences associated with being diabetic, such as monitoring what and when you eat, the greatest inconvenience is constantly monitoring the blood sugar level.

Nobody enjoys pulling out their meter consistently and having to prick their skin constantly in order to take a blood sample!

However, the development of the non-invasive glucose meter is changing all that. This means that you don’t have to stick your skin in order to get a blood sample. This is highly beneficial, especially from a pain viewpoint, and also because constantly sticking leads to the formation of scar tissue on your fingers. This makes it more difficult to get a blood sample and it requires sticking your finger deeper and harder.

This exciting development in diabetes technology will soon be available, in styles like the glucowatch, which is designed to be worn on the wrist. These meters work by drawing interstitial fluid through the sweat glands in the skin by using a small electric current.

This electric current is so small that the only real discomfort associated with using the device is some possible irritation caused by wearing the device around the wrist or arm, and this is usually no more uncomfortable than wearing a large watch or MP3 player.

There are loads of ADVANTAGES when it comes to the Non Invasive Glucose Meter

1. Ear clip:

Whether the device measures your blood glucose level using ultrasound or spectroscopy (light technology), the device will clip on your ear as you take the measurements.

2. Data storage

Every patient wants to see and categorize progress; therefore, devices such as the GlucoTrack can store thousands of readings and you can look at any particular range of dates.

3. Small and portable:

A non-invasive glucose meter is portable, small, cute, and handheld. The compact design of these devices offers a high level of privacy and diabetics can live discreetly.

4. A fast read:

The devices boost convenience because you will get accurate readings of your blood sugar level in less than 10 seconds. Therefore, these devices provide a fast, highly discrete, and simple testing experience. Moreover, testing can be done anywhere and at any time and the data sent securely to your tablet or Smartphone.

5. Living smart:

The non-invasive glucose meter such as the Glucowise uses smart cloud technology and applications that deliver personalized alerts and advice helping you to manage your condition fully.

For instance, intelligent analytics uses your historical and current data to forecast trends in the blood glucose level. This enables you to adjust your food and medication intake according to how you are feeling and your activities.!

6. Living affordably:

With a no-stick glucose meter, you can test your blood glucose level as often as you want without worrying about the pain or cost.

7. Living safely:

Besides being highly reliable, a non-invasive glucose meter offers high standards for accuracy and you can easily avoid sudden and dangerous hypoglycemic events.

By using this type of glucose meter you can have a blood glucose reading every 20 minutes for up to a 12-hour period and as many as four thousand readings can be stored in memory and viewed at the touch of a button. These types of glucose meters can also be set to alert you if your blood sugar gets too high or too low.

Read about the Dexcom G6 CGM HERE!

Latest Developments on the Non-Invasive Glucose Meter.

This type of technology is brand new, and while there have been quite a few different styles and prototypes developed, none are FDA approved as yet, but that should change in the not-too-distant future! Imagine…no more constant finger pricks, leaving us all with sore and swollen fingers – we’ll keep you posted as to when we can expect the non-invasive glucose meter to be available commercially just follow this link for more info.