Comments on: Nintendo DS glucose reader plugin for kids with diabetes http://boingboing.net/2009/07/05/nintendo-ds-glucose.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Tue, 21 May 2013 19:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/07/05/nintendo-ds-glucose.html#comment-822789 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-822789 The screen is because it can be used independently as a blood glucose monitor without needing the DS :) The screen is because it can be used independently as a blood glucose monitor without needing the DS :)

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/07/05/nintendo-ds-glucose.html#comment-534811 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-534811 It unlocks Mewtwo in Pokéfinger Platinum Edition! Gotta test 'em all! It unlocks Mewtwo in Pokéfinger Platinum Edition! Gotta test ‘em all!

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/07/05/nintendo-ds-glucose.html#comment-534582 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-534582 This is pretty cool, but I wish they put as much effort into actually eradicating diabetes as they do developing new techniques and tools to manage it. (My wife is diabetic, FWIW.) This is pretty cool, but I wish they put as much effort into actually eradicating diabetes as they do developing new techniques and tools to manage it. (My wife is diabetic, FWIW.)

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/07/05/nintendo-ds-glucose.html#comment-534839 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-534839 Response to #6 posted by Roy Trumbull. There are 2 Glucose Meters on the market that are "alternate site" testers. In the 8 years of being an adult with Type 1 diabetes, my fingers have only been pricked by the medical professionals! I use the outer edge of my hand and my forearm. Other areas are available, just not my choice. Usually no pain at all! Response to #6 posted by Roy Trumbull.
There are 2 Glucose Meters on the market that are “alternate site” testers. In the 8 years of being an adult with Type 1 diabetes, my fingers have only been pricked by the medical professionals! I use the outer edge of my hand and my forearm. Other areas are available, just not my choice. Usually no pain at all!

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/07/05/nintendo-ds-glucose.html#comment-535362 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-535362 52? Better drink some orange juice, stat! 52? Better drink some orange juice, stat!

]]> By: Steiny http://boingboing.net/2009/07/05/nintendo-ds-glucose.html#comment-534857 Steiny Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-534857 "As with the the 'iPlayer' hardware video decoder for the DS which Cory recently posted, the downside is that the new DSi doesn't have a Slot-2." Minor quibble: The iPlayer does NOT use the Slot-2. It goes in the smaller Slot-1 that all 3 DS incarnations have. “As with the the ‘iPlayer’ hardware video decoder for the DS which Cory recently posted, the downside is that the new DSi doesn’t have a Slot-2.”

Minor quibble: The iPlayer does NOT use the Slot-2. It goes in the smaller Slot-1 that all 3 DS incarnations have.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/07/05/nintendo-ds-glucose.html#comment-998474 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-998474 My daughter loves the Didget. Do you know if there is also a program that can be loaded into the DS that will allow charting of her bg numbers? She is using a calender now and only so many things can fit in a little girls purse. Since she is already playing the DS and Didget it would be cool to have a charting page just like the notebook pages. Thinking out loud for those who want to do more with what they are given. hope2u My daughter loves the Didget. Do you know if there is also a program that can be loaded into the DS that will allow charting of her bg numbers? She is using a calender now and only so many things can fit in a little girls purse. Since she is already playing the DS and Didget it would be cool to have a charting page just like the notebook pages. Thinking out loud for those who want to do more with what they are given. hope2u

]]> By: paxamoret http://boingboing.net/2009/07/05/nintendo-ds-glucose.html#comment-535181 paxamoret Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-535181 Anything that makes it easier for a kid with Type 1 diabetes to get through the day is a good thing. Good for Bayer for coming out with a product that isn't aimed at 70-year-old overweight Type 2 diabetics. #6 Turnbull, there is a great, painless (but pricey) lancing device available, called the Pelikan Sun. You can read about it on Boing Boing Gadgets: http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/04/03/pelikan-sun-lancing.html Anything that makes it easier for a kid with Type 1 diabetes to get through the day is a good thing. Good for Bayer for coming out with a product that isn’t aimed at 70-year-old overweight Type 2 diabetics.

#6 Turnbull, there is a great, painless (but pricey) lancing device available, called the Pelikan Sun. You can read about it on Boing Boing Gadgets:

http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/04/03/pelikan-sun-lancing.html

]]> By: jtegnell http://boingboing.net/2009/07/05/nintendo-ds-glucose.html#comment-534437 jtegnell Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-534437 We all know about this, too, right? http://www.pedisedate.com/Home.html We all know about this, too, right? http://www.pedisedate.com/Home.html

]]> By: phisrow http://boingboing.net/2009/07/05/nintendo-ds-glucose.html#comment-534693 phisrow Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-534693 @ Anonymous #8: You seem to be falling into the (contrafactual) assumption that people's efforts are perfectly, or even reasonably, fungible. The mixture of electrical engineering, firmware programming, and product design that went into this device would be completely useless in a biology lab working on insulin absorption, or pancreatic cells, or whatever. @ Anonymous #8: You seem to be falling into the (contrafactual) assumption that people’s efforts are perfectly, or even reasonably, fungible.

The mixture of electrical engineering, firmware programming, and product design that went into this device would be completely useless in a biology lab working on insulin absorption, or pancreatic cells, or whatever.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/07/05/nintendo-ds-glucose.html#comment-534443 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-534443 So this is basically the new DS version of the <a href="http://www.glucoboy.com/">Glucoboy</a>? Or, given the change of branding, perhaps Bayer bought the idea. So this is basically the new DS version of the Glucoboy? Or, given the change of branding, perhaps Bayer bought the idea.

]]> By: Brian http://boingboing.net/2009/07/05/nintendo-ds-glucose.html#comment-534458 Brian Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-534458 Hm, I think that a visit to eBay is in order to pick up a DS Lite after this comes out. Love the DSi, but if they keep building add-ons for the Slot-2, then may need a backup plan. Hm, I think that a visit to eBay is in order to pick up a DS Lite after this comes out. Love the DSi, but if they keep building add-ons for the Slot-2, then may need a backup plan.

]]> By: r4 firmware http://boingboing.net/2009/07/05/nintendo-ds-glucose.html#comment-540628 r4 firmware Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-540628 it was obvious that this would happen, i am for <a href="http://www.gamesbackup.co.uk">nintendo dsi</a> it was obvious that this would happen, i am for nintendo dsi

]]> By: mattofdoom http://boingboing.net/2009/07/05/nintendo-ds-glucose.html#comment-534488 mattofdoom Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-534488 Why does it have a screen? Surely the DS has enough as it stands? Why does it have a screen? Surely the DS has enough as it stands?

]]> By: Alan http://boingboing.net/2009/07/05/nintendo-ds-glucose.html#comment-534496 Alan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-534496 I think this is a great idea! My son, also named Luke, has Type I as well. This will not only encourage kids to check regularly, but also teach them to be more independent in managing their diabetes. @Matt of Doom: I imagine it has its own screen so that it can be used both in conjunction with the DS and independently. I can imagine the stink if some kid pulls out his DS during class at school and having to argue with a teacher he's really checking his blood sugar. I think this is a great idea! My son, also named Luke, has Type I as well. This will not only encourage kids to check regularly, but also teach them to be more independent in managing their diabetes.

@Matt of Doom: I imagine it has its own screen so that it can be used both in conjunction with the DS and independently. I can imagine the stink if some kid pulls out his DS during class at school and having to argue with a teacher he’s really checking his blood sugar.

]]> By: Roy Trumbull http://boingboing.net/2009/07/05/nintendo-ds-glucose.html#comment-534507 Roy Trumbull Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-534507 It will take more than this to make firing a lancet into a finger seen like fun to a kid. The inventor who figures out how to measure BG wo poking a finger will win the big prize. It will take more than this to make firing a lancet into a finger seen like fun to a kid. The inventor who figures out how to measure BG wo poking a finger will win the big prize.

]]> By: Takuan http://boingboing.net/2009/07/05/nintendo-ds-glucose.html#comment-534516 Takuan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-534516 curses! my shock-collar model was almost ready for market! curses! my shock-collar model was almost ready for market!

]]> By: r4ds http://boingboing.net/2009/07/05/nintendo-ds-glucose.html#comment-820980 r4ds Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-820980 I don't know. While i see how this could be practical, would I trust my blood checks to my video game system? In this case, I don't think the combination game system / blood monitor is appropriate. I don’t know. While i see how this could be practical, would I trust my blood checks to my video game system? In this case, I don’t think the combination game system / blood monitor is appropriate.

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