Barbara Altman
GlucoMON alerted the child’s mother when the meter read “hi” and the insulin pump had disconnected.
Family Impact
The real breakthrough was the moment the reading reached someone who could act.
For families managing type 1 diabetes, the problem was not only glucose measurement. It was communication.
A reading became a message. A message became awareness. Awareness became timely action.
Children tested at school. Teens resisted logging. Parents were at work. Nurses were busy. Doctors needed patterns but often received incomplete records.
GlucoMON changed that workflow by helping blood glucose readings reach parents, caregivers, and clinicians closer to the moment they mattered.
Kim Schmid
“The GlucoMON gave our family a needed sense of security.”
Caryl Altman
The main benefit was independence: a child could test and return to lunch or friends instead of waiting to call a parent.
Blake Nichols
GlucoMON allowed parents and doctors to receive daily updates and near-instantaneous counts via cell phones.