The Brain as a Metabolic Monitor: Casey Halpern, MD, of SynchNeuro on Predicting Blood Sugar from Behind the Ear

For decades, the noninvasive continuous glucose monitor has been the holy grail of diabetes technology. SynchNeuro believes the signal has been there all along -- hiding in the brain's electrical activity, readable from a small adhesive patch worn behind the ear.

In this episode, StartUp Health co-founder Unity Stoakes talks with StartUp Health community member Casey Halpern, MD, Founder & Chairman of SynchNeuro, about the neuroscience behind the platform, the working prototype now in internal testing, and a clinical study launching in weeks. They cover the daily glucose stability score -- a sleep-powered metabolic forecast that updates in real time throughout the day -- the partnership with January AI, and a commercial launch target of late 2027 to early 2028. Dr. Halpern also shares his vision for what it looks like when 50 million Americans with prediabetes finally have the tools to get ahead of the problem.

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