The Telcare 3GM glucose meter aims to bridge the last mile between patient and caregiver.  Using 3G mobile broadband, the product is designed to enable patients and caregivers to regularly monitor and respond to changes in an individual's glucose levels.  This feedback loop should give people with diabetes a more flexible lifestyle, and provide them better control and management of the disease.  Telcare plans U.S. clinical trials in 2011 to explore Telcare 3GM's potential for improving compliance, maintaining patients' health status, and simultaneously reducing the cost of care.

"We are pleased that Telcare will be adopting the IEM for its blood glucose meters," said Don Jones, vice president of business development for wireless health at Qualcomm.  "Wireless connectivity is becoming widely recognized for its inherent benefits for both medical devices and the overall healthcare industry.  The IEM provides these capabilities to enable people from all walks of life to better manage their health."

Qualcomm's embedded IEM solutions for wireless machine-to-machine communications deliver support for the world's leading 3G technologies with integrated GPS; Bluetooth; voice, data and text capabilities; and motion sensors.  IEM's compact size allows for easy integration into next-generation wearable devices.

SOURCE Qualcomm Incorporated; Telcare Incorporated