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| Timeline for Blood Glucose Monitoring |
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Timeline for Blood Glucose Monitoring
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| 1965: |
Ames Company releases Dextrostix, which work by applying a drop of blood onto a strip of paper that would change color according to the patient’s glucose level. |
| 1971: |
Anton Hubert Clemens received the first patent for a blood glucose meter called the Ames Reflectance Meter on September 14, 1971. This meter was able to interpret Dextrostix more accurately by interpreting the light reflected by a color on the Dextrostix into a readable number. |
| 1978: |
First home literature on diabetic blood glucose becomes available |
| 1981: |
The Glucometer, made by Bayer, becomes the first home Glucose Monitoring device. |
| 1986: |
The FDA, CDC, and American Diabetes Association convene to discuss Self Monitoring of Blood Glucose. They find that Self-Monitoring is a key tool in diabetes treatment, allowing patients to track their glucose levels over time, monitor their daily glucose levels, and to recognize emergency situations. |
| 1987: |
The medical industry begins to produce lower cost home glucose meters, allowing more patients better access to care. |
| 1993: |
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases publishes study which shows that patients who self-monitored their glucose reduced chances for complications by 76% for eye disease, 50% for kidney disease, and 60% for nerve disease. |
| 2002: |
The race to find a non-invasive continuous glucose monitoring system heats up as one company claims to have invented such a device. It is later found that their glucose monitor often causes skin irritation, and thus cannot truly be called “non-invasive.” |
| 2006: |
The first continuous glucose monitoring via a device implanted under the skin is released. |
| 2008: |
Continuous glucose monitors begin to be linked to insulin pumps. |
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Latest News
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the FreeStyle Navigator® Continuous Glucose Monitoring System in the United States for people with diabetes
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