For those who haven't seen the movie:
http://www.tollbooth.org/2002/movies/panicroom.html
"The daughter wears a new type of wrist monitor that charts glucose levels."

- Does this device exist or is it fiction?
- If it exists, find the Make and Model please.

- Bonus question: how much does it cost?
- Bonus question: how does it work?

(unanswered bonus question will not count against rating)

FWIW the injection device also shown in the movie is made by Lily.

Thanks.

I believe the device you're seeking is the GlucoWatch G2 Biographer,
manufactured by Cygnus:

"The GlucoWatch® G2TM Biographer is available by prescription only.
The GlucoWatch G2 Biographer is intended for detecting trends and
tracking patterns in glucose levels in adults (aged 18 and older) and
children/adolescents (aged 7 to 17) with diabetes. Parents should
supervise the use of the G2TM Biographer by their
children/adolescents. The G2 Biographer is intended to supplement, not
replace, conventional blood glucose monitoring."

GlucoWatch
http://www.glucowatch.com/us/default.html

"The first product from Cygnus, the GlucoWatch Biographer, was
launched on Monday, April 15 [2002]. It reads glucose levels up to
three times an hour automatically through the skin. It is designed as
a supplement to the finger stick method of measuring blood glucose
levels.

Cygnus also just received approval from the FDA for its second
generation GlucoWatch G2 Biographer, which it expects to roll out
later this year. The GlucoWatch is under expedited review for use by
children as well, and approval is anticipated in three to four months
according to CEO Hodgman.

The GlucoWatch received some well-timed publicity in the recently
released movie Panic Room, starring Jodie Foster. Foster's daughter in
the movie is a diabetic and wears a wristwatch glucose monitor, and it
is featured in the storyline."

The Online Investor
http://www.theonlineinvestor.com/company_spotlight.phtml?content=cs_cygn

According to this article, the device costs $595. Sensors, which have
to be replaced every 12 hours, are $69.75 for 16:

"A wristwatch that continuously monitors blood sugar levels without
the need to draw blood goes on the U.S. market today [April 15, 2002].
The GlucoWatch Biographer takes readings through the skin at 20-minute
intervals over 12 hours. When blood glucose rises or falls past
pre-set levels, an alarm goes off.

This is the first device that can take real-time glucose readings
without piercing the skin, says Rhoda Cobin of the American
Association of Clinical Endocrinologists... The device costs $595, and
the sensors, which have to be replaced every 12 hours, sell for $69.75
for 16. Insurance does not reimburse for it.

...In development for more than 10 years, the Gluco-Watch is not yet
licensed for use in children, though a look-alike gadget appears in
the film Panic Room."

Diabetic Help
http://www.diabetic-help.com/wristwatch_monitors_glucose_level.htm

For more details on the GlucoWatch Biographer and how it works, here's
a useful .pdf file:

Diabetes in Control
http://www.diabetesincontrol.com/features/glucowatch.pdf

Here are the manufacturer's contact details:

"Cygnus, Inc.
 400 Penobscot Drive
 Redwood City, California 94063-4719
 Telephone: (650) 369-4300
 Fax: (650) 599-2503
 For information about the GlucoWatch G2 Biographer: 866-GL WATCH"

Cygnus, Inc.
http://www.cygn.com/homepage.html

My search strategy:

While searching with the search terms "glucose" + "wrist monitor", I
found a mention of the GlucoWatch on the Diabetes Station Message
Board.

Diabetes Station Message Board
http://www.diabetesstation.com/station_board/archive2/GetArchivedMessage.asp?ID=473

Google Web Search: "glucose" + "wrist monitor"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=glucose+%22wrist+monitor

Google Web Search: "glucowatch" + "cygnus"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=glucowatch+cygnus

Google Web Search: "glucowatch" + "panic room"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=glucowatch+%22panic+room

If this is not the correct device, or if anything is unclear, please
request clarification; I'll be glad to offer further assistance before
you rate my answer.

Best wishes,
pinkfreud

Thanks.

By the way, I have the Cygnus glucowatch. It doesn't work very well,
it burns my skin and is painful too (b/c of electric current). If you
want something like this, I would wait for Medtronic-Minimed to
develop something, I know they are working on it....

There is a page of info about this on the Insulin Pumpers UK website
(which I maintain) at http://www.insulin-pumpers.org.uk/glucowatch

Comments from our readers suggest the product works very well for some
people, but very badly for others. So buyer beware.

Also note that manufacturer never states that it measures blood
glucose levels. Only glucose levels. It measures it in the
interstitial fluid, between cells. After a delay of 30 minutes or so,
this correlates with the blood glucose level. Measuring something
long-term within the bloodstream is not something modern medicine can
do yet.