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To: EtTuBrute who wrote (4334)12/6/1999 8:53:00 PM
From: xcr600  Respond to of 19428
 
Ya left out some parts.. Plus the FDA still has the final word/

"...But the advisers stressed the GlucoWatch is not perfect: It sometimes gives erroneous readings, won't measure when the patient perspires too much, and is less effective at detecting life-threateningly low blood sugar than at spotting dangerous high glucose levels.

Indeed patients should never decide to use insulin based on a GlucoWatch measurement without first doing a finger-stick test to doublecheck, FDA advisers and manufacturer Cygnus Inc (NasdaqNM:CYGN - news). agreed. And the FDA panel demanded that Cygnus offer a stringent education program to teach patients and doctors how to use the GlucoWatch...."