A new diabetes device that continuously reads glucose levels and sends the results to a smartphone is giving peace of mind to the parents of 4-year-old Georgia Hall.
Avondale couple Simon and Gabrielle Hall can receive messages of a spike or drop in Georgia's blood glucose readings from the device that skips the need for finger-prick blood tests.
The device works by a sensor implanted under the skin taking readings every five minutes and sending the results to up to five mobile phones. A minimum of two finger pricks are required daily to calibrate the sensors, which last for seven days.
Mr Hall said the new device was a step up from an earlier model. The new model provided information to an app on a smartphone and the information was accurate enough to give the right amount of insulin without a finger-prick blood test.
"You get an instant flow of information in terms of the blood-sugar levels through the day," he said.