{"id":113231,"date":"2009-12-30T01:24:08","date_gmt":"2009-12-30T06:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/color-changing-contact-lenses-diabetic-glucose\/13682\/"},"modified":"2009-12-30T01:24:08","modified_gmt":"2009-12-30T06:24:08","slug":"color-changing-contact-lenses-alert-diabetics-to-glucose-level-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/113231","title":{"rendered":"Color-changing contact lenses alert diabetics to glucose-level changes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/pictures\/hero\/color-changing-contact-lenses-for-diabetics-1.jpg\" alt=\"Color-changing contact lenses will alert diabetics when sugar levels change (Photo: Etan J...\"><\/p>\n<p>We have seen some interesting and innovative medical uses for contact lenses recently, including <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/3403\/\" >dispensing drugs<\/a> and even <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/stem-cell-contact-lens\/11855\/\" >stem cells<\/a> to help restore sight.  The latest medical breakthrough &#8211; contact lenses that change color when glucose levels vary &#8211; could signal the end of the sometimes painful and inconvenient process of drawing and monitoring blood throughout the day&#8230; a welcome relief for most <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/diabetes\/\" >diabetes<\/a>  sufferers&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><b>Tags:<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/contact+lens\/\" rel=\"tag\">Contact lens<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/diabetes\/\" rel=\"tag\">Diabetes<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/nanotechnology\/\" rel=\"tag\">Nanotechnology<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Related Articles:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/1399\/\">Glucose Biographer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/innovative-contact-lenses-look-to-dispense-drugs\/11792\/\">Innovative contact lenses look to dispense drugs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/7376\/\">DexCom&#8217;s 7-Day STS Continuous Glucose Monitoring System<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/yogurt-diabetes-treatment\/12625\/\">Drink a smoothie to treat your diabetes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/3988\/\">New Contact Lenses for ASTIGMATISM enables consistent all-day vision<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/3403\/\">Drug-dispensing contact lenses<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/Jt5FlRnqn6nqc8DamFHE_FFEcoA\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/Jt5FlRnqn6nqc8DamFHE_FFEcoA\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/Jt5FlRnqn6nqc8DamFHE_FFEcoA\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/Jt5FlRnqn6nqc8DamFHE_FFEcoA\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=fl-WAF9YFVY:B75qKdFbcyI:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=fl-WAF9YFVY:B75qKdFbcyI:H0mrP-F8Qgo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=fl-WAF9YFVY:B75qKdFbcyI:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?i=fl-WAF9YFVY:B75qKdFbcyI:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=fl-WAF9YFVY:B75qKdFbcyI:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?i=fl-WAF9YFVY:B75qKdFbcyI:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=fl-WAF9YFVY:B75qKdFbcyI:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine\/~4\/fl-WAF9YFVY\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have seen some interesting and innovative medical uses for contact lenses recently, including dispensing drugs and even stem cells to help restore sight. 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