Paul Goode: Implantable Glucose Monitoring—and a Neural Interface Twist

About this episode

Paul Goode discusses the advancements in implantable glucose monitoring and its implications for diabetes care and neurotechnology.

In this episode, Paul Goode (Glucotrack) dives into the next wave of continuous glucose monitoring: an active, fully implantable CGM designed to deliver long-term, pacemaker-style reliability without external wearables. We discuss first-in-human progress, why implantables may change diabetes care at home, and a fascinating neural angle—how similar chemistry and form factors could be adapted to epidural glucose sensing and even paired with neural recording electrodes to capture metabolic and neural data together. If you care about closed-loop systems, chronic implants, or bridging bioelectrochemistry with neurotech, this one's for you. Top 3 Takeaways: Epidural glucose sensing works long-term: Initial short animal tests showed continuous glucose measurement in the epidural space, and a follow-up multi-month study delivered phenomenal, stable results. Epidural placement matches CGM performance: The sensor sits on top of the dura mater in the epidural space (effectively an interstitial environment) and, in studies run alongside a conventional subcutaneous CGM, showed comparable timing and responsiveness. Since the brain runs on glucose, this is surprising but logical. Seamless SCS…

People in this episode

Host: Ladan Jiracek

Guest: Paul Goode

Topics covered

• continuous glucose monitoring
• implantable devices
• diabetes care
• neurotechnology
• bioelectrochemistry

Keywords

• glucose monitoring
• CGM
• epidural glucose sensing
• neural interface
• chronic implants

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Glucotrack

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