City, store chains ink health checkup accord

City, store chains ink health checkup accord

SAGA, Japan - Katsuaki Sakai (R), president of Lawson Inc.'s Kyushu branch, Saga Mayor Toshiyuki Hideshima (C) and Yasuhiro Mizokami, chairman of the Miz drugstore chain, pose at the municipal government office in Saga, southwestern Japan, on July 16, 2014, after signing a deal to let consumers receive metabolism checkups in examination cars in the compounds of Lawson convenience stores.

Hitachi devises blood sugar monitor that doesn't use blood

Hitachi devises blood sugar monitor that doesn't use blood

TOKYO, Japan - Hitachi Ltd. has developed what it claims to be the world's first blood sugar monitor for diabetics that does not require users to collect a blood sample. The non-invasive blood sugar monitoring device (photo) is intended to compute blood sugar levels by using special sensors to detect physiological parameters related to the body's metabolism, such as thermal energy, oxygen supply, and blood flow. To compute the blood sugar level, a patient places a finger on the device for 10 seconds and repeats the action two minutes later. The device takes a further two minutes to display the results.

City, store chains ink health checkup accord

City, store chains ink health checkup accord

SAGA, Japan - Katsuaki Sakai (R), president of Lawson Inc.'s Kyushu branch, Saga Mayor Toshiyuki Hideshima (C) and Yasuhiro Mizokami, chairman of the Miz drugstore chain, pose at the municipal government office in Saga, southwestern Japan, on July 16, 2014, after signing a deal to let consumers receive metabolism checkups in examination cars in the compounds of Lawson convenience stores. (Kyodo)

Hitachi devises blood sugar monitor that doesn't use blood

Hitachi devises blood sugar monitor that doesn't use blood

TOKYO, Japan - Hitachi Ltd. has developed what it claims to be the world's first blood sugar monitor for diabetics that does not require users to collect a blood sample. The non-invasive blood sugar monitoring device (photo) is intended to compute blood sugar levels by using special sensors to detect physiological parameters related to the body's metabolism, such as thermal energy, oxygen supply, and blood flow. To compute the blood sugar level, a patient places a finger on the device for 10 seconds and repeats the action two minutes later. The device takes a further two minutes to display the results. (Kyodo)