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Highly
 
Portable
 
Integrated
 
Blood
 
Glucose
 
Monitor
 
and
 
Insulin
 
Delivery
 
Device
 
designed
 
by
 
Sara
 
Paculdo
 
and
 
Jeff 
 
Fisher
 
 
 
Highly
 
Portable
 
Integrated
 
Blood
 
Glucose
 
Monitor
 
and
 
Insulin
 
Delivery
 
Device
 
designed
 
by
 
Sara
 
Paculdo
 
and
 
Jeff 
 
Fisher
 
Streamline,
 
an
 
integrated
 
blood
 
glucose
 
meter
 
and
 
insulin
 
delivery
 
solution,
 
was
 
developed
 
by
 
industrial
 
designer
 
Sara
 
Paculdo
 
and
 
her
 
brother
 
Jeff 
 
Fisher,
 
a
 
mechanical
 
engineer
 
and
 
Type
 
1
 
diabetic.
 
Diagnosed
 
with
 
Type
 
1
 
at
 
age
 
3,
 
Jeff 
 
witnessed
 
nearly
 
25
 
years
 
of 
 
innovation
 
in
 
the
 
treatment
 
of 
 
diabetes,
 
from
 
the
 
original
 
Accu
‐
chek
 
meter
 
that
 
required
 
wiping
 
test
 
strips
 
off 
 
with
 
cotton
 
balls
 
to
 
the
 
present
 
day
 
pre
‐
filled
 
insulin
 
pens
 
and
 
glucose
 
meters
 
that
 
only
 
take
 
five
 
seconds
 
to
 
check
 
blood
 
sugar.
 
Despite
 
the
 
advancement
 
in
 
care
 
of 
 
Type
 
I
 
diabetes,
 
there
 
still
 
remain
 
many
 
practicality
 
issues
 
with
 
today's
 
current
 
devices
 
for
 
monitoring
 
blood
 
sugar
 
and
 
delivering
 
insulin.
 
While
 
these
 
devices
 
have
 
shrunk
 
in
 
size,
 
don’t
 
need
 
constant
 
refrigeration,
 
and
 
take
 
less
 
time
 
to
 
operate,
 
there
 
are
 
still
 
many
 
integration
 
and
 
ergonomic
 
issues
 
that
 
have
 
yet
 
to
 
be
 
solved.
 
For
 
instance,
 
handling
 
the
 
separate
 
devices,
 
sterile
 
sharps,
 
and
 
containers
 
is
 
bearable
 
for
 
an
 
at
‐
home
 
user,
 
but
 
managing
 
meters,
 
insulin,
 
and
 
the
 
associated
 
consumables
 
for
 
each
 
while
 
on
 
the
 
go
 
is
 
difficult.
 
If 
 
a
 
diabetic
 
is
 
running
 
out
 
the
 
door
 
to
 
eat
 
dinner
 
with
 
friends,
 
he’ll
 
have
 
to
 
grab
 
a
 
meter,
 
strips,
 
lancing
 
device,
 
insulin
 
pen,
 
and
 
pen
 
needles.
 
That’s
 
a
 
lot
 
of 
 
equipment
 
to
 
keep
 
track
 
of;
 
it
 
won’t
 
all
 
fit
 
in
 
a
 
pocket,
 
and
 
the
 
cases
 
that
 
come
 
with
 
blood
 
glucose
 
meters
 
and
 
insulin
 
pens
 
often
 
seem
 
like
 
an
 
afterthought.
 
Soft
 
blood
 
glucose
 
meter
 
cases
 
don’t
 
hold
 
items
 
very
 
securely,
 
so
 
they
 
spill
 
out
 
once
 
the
 
case
 
is
 
unzipped.
 
The
 
hard
 
insulin
 
pen
 
cases
 
are
 
odd
 
sizes
 
that
 
don’t
 
fit
 
well
 
in
 
pockets
 
and
 
only
 
hold
 
up
 
to
 
three
 
needles.
 
Furthermore,
 
modern
 
blood
 
glucose
 
meters
 
and
 
insulin
 
pens,
 
while
 
more
 
convenient
 
than
 
the
 
meters,
 
insulin
 
vials,
 
and
 
syringes
 
they
 
replace,
 
are
 
still
 
not
 
particularly
 
easy
 
to
 
handle
 
when
 
a
 
user
 
doesn’t
 
have
 
access
 
to
 
a
 
clean,
 
horizontal
 
surface.
 
Picture
 
a
 
diabetic
 
taking
 
his
 
blood
 
sugar
 
reading
 
or
 
administering
 
a
 
shot
 
in
 
an
 
airport
 
bathroom;
 
how
 
does
 
he
 
 juggle
 
a
 
meter
 
with
 
separate
 
test
 
strips
 
and
 
lancing
 
device,
 
as
 
well
 
as
 
an
 
insulin
 
pen
 
and
 
needle
 
that
 
has
 
six
 
separate
 
parts
 
(insulin
 
pen,
 
insulin
 
pen
 
cover,
 
insulin
 
pen
 
needle,
 
needle
 
foil
 
cover,
 
needle
 
inner
 
cap,
 
and
 
needle
 
outer
 
cap),
 
with
 
no
 
sterile
 
horizontal
 
surfaces
 
to
 
put
 
the
 
pieces?
 
Not
 
only
 
does
 
a
 
diabetic
 
have
 
to
 
worry
 
about
 
keeping
 
track
 
of 
 
all
 
these
 
supplies,
 
but
 
the
 
ergonomics
 
of 
 
the
 
present
 
day
 
insulin
 
pen
 
make
 
it
 
difficult
 
to
 
use
 
discreetly
 
and
 
comfortably
 
while
 
on
 
the
 
go.
 
Pressing
 
on
 
the
 
injection
 
button
 
at
 
the
 
end
 
of 
 
a
 
syringe
 
can
 
apply
 
a
 
torque
 
to
 
the
 
needle
 
stuck
 
in
 
a
 
diabetic’s
 
body.
 
This
 
problem
 
is
 
worse
 
if 
 
the
 
diabetic
 
is
 
injecting
 
in
 
a
 
more
 
awkward
 
location
 
on
 
his
 
body,
 
like
 
his
 
tricep.
 
Lastly,
 
a
 
major
 
shortcoming
 
of 
 
having
 
multiple
 
discrete
 
devices
 
is
 
they
 
do
 
not
 
allow
 
data
 
sharing
 
unless
 
they’re
 
combined,
 
which
 
is
 
only
 
done
 
today
 
by
 
a
 
few
 
select
 
insulin
 
pumps.
 
A
 
glucose
 
meter
 
can
 
show
 
the
 
history
 
of 
 
a
 
user’s
 
blood
 
sugar,
 
but
 
it
 
doesn’t
 
relate
 
it
 
to
 
when
 
insulin
 
was
 
taken
 
unless
 
the
 
meter
 
allows
 
manual
 
information
 
addition.
 
Most
 
conventional
 
portable
 
blood
 
glucose
 
meters
 
simply
 
store
 
a
 
time
 
and
 
glucose
 
reading
 
but
 
don’t
 
perform
 
any
 
more
 
advanced
 
data
 
visualization.
 
 
 
Highly
 
Portable
 
Integrated
 
Blood
 
Glucose
 
Monitor
 
and
 
Insulin
 
Delivery
 
Device
 
designed
 
by
 
Sara
 
Paculdo
 
and
 
Jeff 
 
Fisher
 
Streamline
 
aims
 
to
 
alleviate
 
these
 
issues.
 
Streamline
 
integrates
 
a
 
combination
 
blood
 
sugar
 
monitor
 
and
 
an
 
insulin
 
delivery
 
device
 
into
 
a
 
single,
 
ergonomic,
 
easy
 
to
 
use
 
device.
 
Both
 
the
 
blood
 
glucose
 
meter
 
and
 
the
 
insulin
 
delivery
 
device
 
operate
 
autonomously,
 
but
 
the
 
meter
 
has
 
the
 
added
 
capability
 
of 
 
recording
 
a
 
user’s
 
insulin
 
dosage
 
and
 
time
 
of 
 
dosing.
 
The
 
meter
 
assimilates
 
this
 
data
 
with
 
the
 
recorded
 
blood
 
glucose
 
readings,
 
allowing
 
a
 
diabetic
 
to
 
access
 
all
 
this
 
data
 
in
 
a
 
meaningful,
 
illustrative
 
fashion.
 
It’s
 
much
 
better
 
than
 
using
 
a
 
logbook
 
and
 
doesn’t
 
require
 
the
 
user
 
to
 
carry
 
yet
 
another
 
diabetes
 
related
 
item.
 
Best
 
of 
 
all,
 
the
 
Streamline
 
combines
 
all
 
the
 
equipment
 
functionality
 
a
 
diabetic
 
needs
 
into
 
a
 
streamlined,
 
compact,
 
and
 
portable
 
package.
 
About
 
the
 
size
 
of 
 
an
 
iPhone
 
or
 
a
 
Blackberry,
 
the
 
Streamline
 
is
 
truly
 
hand
‐
held.
 
Streamline
 
does
 
not
 
require
 
a
 
user
 
to
 
assemble
 
a
 
myriad
 
of 
 
pieces
 
in
 
order
 
to
 
measure
 
his
 
blood
 
glucose
 
or
 
take
 
a
 
dose
 
of 
 
insulin
 
and
 
makes
 
the
 
procedures
 
simpler
 
and
 
less
 
painful
 
in
 
the
 
process.
 
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Matthew_Clark_9400

b) where can I buy it? c) what glucose test strips are compatible with it? d) what manufacturer's pen cartridges are compatible with it? e) will it get coverage as the current test devices do get in Canada and Taiwan with the medical system picking up the costs and the manufacturers continuing to profit off the test strips and cartridge refill costs?

reply02 / 01 / 2010
Matthew_Clark_9400

a) is it on the market?

reply02 / 01 / 2010
paculdo

Matthew, Thanks for your interest. Unfortunately, it's just a concept at this point - not on the market. Hopefully someday it will be real!

02 / 03 / 2010
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