The GlucoBoy, a glucose monitor that lets users play games by plugging it into a GameBoy Advance or DS, could be an important tool for helping children learn to manage their diabetes.
It took three years for Paul Wessel to get permission from Nintendo make the GlucoBoy, which was launched in Australia on World Diabetes Day. Wessel got the idea for the device after noticing that his son frequently misplaced his glucose monitor, but always seemed to know where his GameBoy was.
The GlucoBoy helps players manage their diabetes by awarding points whenever they perform a glucose test, with extra points given out if the test results fall within specific goals. Points can be used to unlock new games, or can be spent at GRiP (Guidance Reward Platform), a site that offers accessories, apparel, and cards for Knock 'em Downs, one of the games featured in the GlucoBoy.
GlucoBoy: Nintendo Gets Into Diabetes Management [Hippocratech]
