<http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=LYICUPZLPUE12QSNDLQCKHSCJUNN2JVN?articleID=193500809> BEGIN QUOTED SEGMENTS VeriChip Patents RFID Glucose Monitoring Device This chip would be implanted in the patient using a syringe, replacing the need for diabetics to draw their own blood to test blood sugar content. ... The microchip, also called an embedded biosensor system, measures glucose concentration ... The biosensor chip has a passive transponder, a glucose sensor and integrated circuitry. A wireless scanner reads and displays the glucose level. The scanner signal powers the microchip. ... Digital Angel produces electronic tags for livestock, pets, fish and humans. The company said its glucose-sensing microchip could monitor glucose levels in livestock as well. END QUOTES -- Sukie (not a vet, and not speaking for any of the below in my private posts) Recommended health resources to help ferrets and the people who love them: Ferret Health List http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/ferrethealth FHL Archives http://ferrethealth.org/archive/ AFIP Ferret Pathology http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html Miamiferrets http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/ International Ferret Congress Critical References http://www.ferretcongress.org [Posted in FML 5417]