Timeline

This timeline is powered by Timeline JS and showcases a brief history of the BGM! It begins with the earlier versions of monitoring sugar levels in the 17th century, then goes into another invention in the 20th century, and the eventual Ames Reflectance Monitor. This timeline also addresses the Ames Eyetone Monitor and the possible future of blood glucose monitoring.

  1. S.F. Clarke and J.R. Foster, “A history of blood glucose meters and their role in self-monitoring of diabetes mellitus”, British Journal of Biomedical Science 69, no.2 (2012): 84.
  2. P.H. Sonksen, S.L Judd, and C. Lowy, “Home Monitoring of Blood-Glucose. Method for Improving Diabetic Control”, Lancet 8067, no. 1 (April 8 1978): 729. 
  3. Ibid. 
  4. I.B. Hirsch, T. Battelino, A.L Peters, J.J. Chamberlain, G. Aleppo, and R.M. Bergenstal, “Role of Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Diabetes Treatment”, American Diabetes Association (2018): 1. 
  5. Ibid.
  6.  D. R. Harvey, L. V. Cooper, R. F. Fancourt, M. Levene, and T. Schoberg, “The use of dextrostix and dextrostix reflectance meters in the diagnosis of neonatal hypoglycemia”, J. Perinat Med. 4 no.106, (1976), 106. 
  7. David Mendosa “History of Blood Glucose Meters: Transcripts of Interviews”. Mendosa.com. David Mendosa, February 15, 2006, http://www.mendosa.com/history.htm.
  8. Clarke and Foster, 1. 
  9. David Mendosa, “History of Blood Glucose Meters”
  10. Ibid.
  11.  Janet A. Tamada, Satish Garg, Lois Jovanovic, Kenneth R. Pitzer, Steve Fermi, Russell O. Potts, and the Cygnus Research Team.“Noninvasive Glucose Monitoring: Comprehensive Clinical Results.” JAMA 282, no. 19 (November 17, 1999): 1839.
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