Livongo, a San Francisco start-up that sells tools to employers to help them manage the health of their workers with diabetes and other chronic conditions, hosted its first conference on Thursday.
The company had a station set up on site. After attendees signed up, doctors and health coaches hooked them up with a patch that continuously monitored their blood sugar via tiny needles that pierce the skin. The device was the FreeStyle Libre Pro from Abbott, a medical device company that Livongo has been partnered with since 2018.
But in Silicon Valley and other technology hubs, more healthy people are finding ways to try out these medical devices, typically by buying them on eBay. One high-profile example is Apple CEO Tim Cook, who wore a glucose monitor for a few weeks to track how his blood sugar levels responded to foods he was eating.
Livongo's chief medical officer, Bimal Shah, said making these glucose monitors available to attendees wasn't a simple task, as the company had to get medical malpractice coverage for the 60 or so participants for the day. They also needed to provide detailed consent forms and ensure that they remained on the right side of federal regulations.So if the device happens to catch something abnormal, the user would need to seek medical attention outside of the conference.
As a diabetic who has lost most of my sight I think this is wonderful. This should b in every home just like a thermometer 🌡 I had a family history but never learned about diabetes until I was diagnosed What u learn fr TV regardg DM is not real They have u believg we are fat
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