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0 pointsArch-TK2y ago0 comments

>a sizeable number of the continuous glucose monitor systems rely on a cellphone app

I thought medical hardware had to go through stringent approval processes with health authorities?

This is just an awful design in general. An auxiliary control system for your body should be much more resistant against electronic interference and self contained to prevent this kind of vulnerability.

Yeah, interfering with people's medical equipment is bad but whoever put such trash on the market should also get a prison sentence if it lead to harm.

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F2hP18Foam2y ago

>I thought medical hardware had to go through stringent approval processes with health authorities?

Yeah this is the case. You have to have a phone from a list of approved devices which is not very long.

In fairness, diabetics should be carrying standalone blood glucose monitors as a backup. You never know what could happen to your phone.

lozenge2y ago

As far as I know there is no general method of resisting electronic interference?

Arch-TKOP2y ago

Not using a wireless communication method reduces the chances that electronic interference will cause a problem. Obviously there's no way to completepy prevent issues but it's not so hard to implement things such that a misbehaving Bluetooth (or whatever) radio doesn't lead to a dangerous situation.

adaml_6232y ago

People already die of diabetes due to not having enough money.

Your proposed law would increase the price of treatment and lead to more deaths.

closewith2y ago

> People already die of diabetes due to not having enough money.

Not in civilised countries.

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