The POGO Automatic One-Step Blood Glucose Monitor is now widely available for purchase in the US. The monitor, which was designed by Intuity Medical Inc., has been cleared by the FDA and can be bought from US$68. The POGO monitor measures blood sugar levels with the use of "10-test cartridge technology."
https://www.notebookcheck.net/FDA-cleared-POGO-Automatic-Monitor-for-blood-glucose-measurement-now-widely-available-in-the-US-for-just-68.583677.0.html
Why would someone want a system like this over a CGM (Continous Glucose Monitor) like the Dexcon or Freestyle? These units inject a filament under the skin one time that reads the blood glucose over a 10 day/2 week period.
Seems like a waste of engineering and manufacturing effort. There is no new technology here it is just a repackaging of existing tech at a price point that is actually MORE than what is currently on the market. The marketing material borders on click-bait level promotion. Poke, blood, read, display...same as 20 years ago.
The idea that people only need to test one to two times a day is false. Well unless you only eat once. This system, if you do test how you should, would cost the user more than a CGM. A five use cartridge would be used in one day.
I was ex ited as i began reading this article, only to be extremely disappointed by the end of it.. no new technology here, i can go pick up a new meter, and 50 test strips from walmart for 28 dollars.. so i would never have ANY i teredt in spending 98 dollars for a different meter that does the exact same thing.. i just wasted 10 minutes of my life
I understand the convenience of this device, but a sensible diabetic doesn't test their blood only once or twice a day...
This device will be costly for the average diabetic in my opinion.
type-2 diabetic for 10+ years.. I moved on from costly and bulky cartridge based glucometer to cheaper and smaller True Metrix. I could buy 300 test stripes from Amazon for less than $50; this thing costs about 4x. I have no vision or dexterity issues and I'm not particularly into bling bling toys, so this brings very little potential benefit.
Eyva is a "non-invasive" monitoring device that can measure blood glucose for diabetes with no need to poke the skin and draw blood. Vist: eyva.io
I had to get away from the Freestyle sensors. They fall off too easy even when using skin Tac. Considering the sensors cost me about $41 each and I needed 2 a month the box of 2 cost $82 dollars. I have had both sensors in the 2 sensor box fail one after the other, falling off or not pairing with my reader. I know people say you can ask for a replacement sensor. But if I just had 2 fail that means I can't test until I receive the replacement and I don't want to go without testing for a week or more. Also no insurance would help pay for the Freestyle Libre.
So after an exhaustive search I decided to try Pogo. I'm looking for something reliable every time I test. I will check if insurance will help. Medicare and Medicaid won't help pay. They only seen to help insulin dependent people. Those of us who have worked hard to avoid insulin just are excluded. I would love to know the thinking behind that decision.