Google’s Latest Moon Shot Is a Smart Contact Lens for Diabetes Patients

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Google’s smart contact lens project is designed to measure the glucose content of the wearer’s tears, once every second. Theoretically, it could be a noninvasive way for diabetics to keep their blood sugar levels in check, rather than pricking their skin to sample their blood multiple times per day, or wearing a continuous monitoring device that’s stabbed into their side to tap into subcutaneous tissue.

http://recode.net/2014/01/16/googles-latest-moon-shot-is-a-smart-contact-lens-for-diabetes-patients/

http://recode.net/2014/01/16/inside-google-xs-smart-contact-lens/

Looks like Dr Bones McCoy's Tricorder will be standard issue soon!

Edited January 17, 2014 by SOUSGT