Warning against using smart devices to measure blood sugar levels

The US Food and Drug Administration, known as the FDA, has warned that smart watches and rings that claim to measure blood sugar levels for medical purposes without piercing the skin; It can be dangerous and should be avoided, according to CNBC.

The US Food and Drug Administration published a warning regarding dealing with products that claim to be able to measure blood sugar without pricking the skin, and stressed that this will lead to false readings of the sugar level, and this may result in a defect in the treatment plan, harm the health of patients, and may cause serious complications.

The administration confirmed that there is no authorized smart device yet that can measure blood sugar levels without pricking the skin.

It is rumored that some technology companies are working on versions of their smart watches that can measure blood sugar levels without pricking the skin, but this technology will not be available until years later. The company is trying to use lasers to determine blood sugar levels, but this technology is still under development.

There are several low-cost products that claim to be able to measure blood sugar levels without pricking the skin and without the need for traditional meters or continuously attached glucometers. Therefore, the US Food and Drug Administration calls on doctors to warn patients against using these devices.

The administration stated that it is working to prevent manufacturers, distributors and sellers from marketing unauthorized smart watches or rings that claim to be able to measure blood sugar levels without pricking the skin.

Visitors check out the latest Sony smart watch and smartphone products at the International Consumer Electronics Fair (IFA) in Berlin, Germany, 05 September 2015. The fair takes place from 04 to 09 September 2015.

US Food and Drug Administration: There is no approved smart device yet that can measure blood sugar levels without pricking the skin (European News Agency)

Dr. Robert Gabay of the American Diabetes Association said that the use of unapproved smart watches and smart ring devices can lead to inaccurate blood sugar measurements, with “potentially devastating” consequences. This may lead to patients taking the wrong doses of medications, resulting in dangerous blood sugar levels and possibly mental confusion, coma, or even death.

Many companies are developing non-invasive devices to measure blood sugar, but none have created a product, said Dr. David Klonoff of Sutter Health Mills Peninsula Medical Center in San Mateo, California, who has researched diabetes technology for 25 years. Accurate and safe enough to gain FDA approval.

Klonoff said that the technology that allows smart watches and rings to measure rates - such as heart rate and blood oxygen - is not accurate enough to measure blood sugar, and that efforts to measure blood sugar in bodily fluids such as tears, sweat and saliva are not ready to be implemented either.

“It's difficult, and I think at some point there will be at least one scientist or engineer to solve the problem,” Klonoff said.

The law stresses that companies developing similar technologies need to obtain approval from the US Food and Drug Administration before introducing them into their devices and making them widely available to consumers.

To buy wireless headphones, check the following criteria

Wireless headphones are currently very popular, because they can be placed anywhere in the room, in addition to being easy to move without any inconvenience due to cable extensions, and their placement is determined only by the length of the network cable and the position of the electrical socket.

A report by the German News Agency stated that the German Commission for Testing Goods and Products advised taking a close look at wireless headphones before purchasing, after it tested 15 types of wireless headphones available in the market, and indicated the need to pay attention to the following points:

Some wireless headphones cannot be connected via Bluetooth and the most diverse Wi-Fi technology at the same time, because there are many types that support only one standard of wireless technology.

Wi-Fi technology is a prerequisite for playing music in several rooms via wireless speakers at the same time, a function known as multicast.

Supported music streaming standards vary from one wireless speaker to another. The most important of these standards are Apple AirPlay and Google Cast technology. Spotify Connect is also of interest to many music lovers. If the user is interested in voice assistant applications, the wireless speaker must support Amazon's voice assistant. Alexa or Google Assistant.

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If the user plans to use wireless headphones for other purposes or wants to use cables, it is necessary to check the connection ports before purchasing. Various devices and disc players can be connected through analogue stereo ports and regular connection ports, and when you want to use the wireless headset with gaming devices or devices. TV or Blu-ray disc players, it is best to have an HDMI port.

Pairing wireless headphones with playback devices can sometimes be difficult; Because some producing companies do not explain how to do this in the documents attached to the wireless speaker, but it is done in some way through the smartphone application or the included remote control or through the buttons on the wireless speakers.

The German authority's test results were topped by the wireless headset "Nopro FLSX 8".

The ElacDebit Coney XDCB41 wireless headset received a good rating, and was the only type in the test that allows the headphones to be connected via a cable.