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Study Shows How Cell Phone Use Upsets Social Bonds

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According to Pew’s new findings — which surveyed more than 3,000 U.S. adults — 82% said phone use in social settings frequently or occasionally stifles the conversation.

But, to varying degrees, we all appear to be contributing to the problem. In fact, most people (89%) admit to using their phones during their most recent social gatherings.

That’s a massive problem considering that 92% of U.S. adults now have a cell phone, and, among them, 90% say their phone is always on hand, and 76% report never or rarely turning them off.

Defending their behavior, 33% of respondents believe that their phone use during social situations frequently or occasionally contributes to the conversation. Taking a group selfie, for example, or showing off some cute pet pics, can be socially beneficial, they say. “

Dexcom G5 sends glucose info directly to iPhone – iMedicalApps

 

“Dexcom recently announced that they have secured approval for the G5 continuous glucose monitor (CGM), a Bluetooth enabled implanted device that can sends data directly to your smartphone.

The fact that it can send data to a smartphone isn’t really that new. The prior version, the G4, already enabled data transfer to an iPhone app. That system had a sensor that tracked glucose levels and sent it to a receiver which could display the data as well as send it on to a smartphone or the cloud.

What’s changed with the G5 is that they’ve embedded Bluetooth into the sensor itself and taken the receiver out of the equation, helping lighten the load for diabetics using their CGM device.”