The Sad State of Diabetes Technology in 2012
I've had Diabetes since I was eleven years old. For the last seventeen years. To be in good health, every day I have to:* Measure my blood sugar at least six times a day* Take at least six shots of insulin* Always think what I eat. How many grams of carbohydrates is in the stuff I put into my mouth.* I have to be very careful with alcohol. I've once woken up by an emergency crew while having a hangover. Never again. (Weed is much better though.)* I have lots of small annoyances which require medical care every now and then.* Influenza is a catastrophe - it will take ages and my blood glucose is not going normal easily.Try to forget any of these, and bam your general health is at risk. It's not so easy all the time to be fully with your body and take care of yourself.What I would love is a bloodless way of measuring my glucose, a way to get the results to my iPhone and a way to calculate the amount of carbohydrates I have in front of me. No, a database of different foods is not enough. I have to do it 4-5 times a day, remember.When you have to do something many times a day for the rest of your life, it should be as easy as possible.