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Do you know about wireless diabetes monitoring?

A child checks her blood sugar by scanning a  Glucose sensor (AAP).

A child checks her blood sugar by scanning a Glucose sensor (AAP). Credit: Katie Collins/PA/Alamy

Wireless devices which transmit blood glucose levels to your phone are becoming more widely used by people with type 1 diabetes, and they're beginning to be marketed to everyone as a general health tool.


Manufacturers of the so called “flash” monitoring systems say they help create good eating habits, but doctors say there's more to a healthy life than that.

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