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

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Podcast: [StartUp Health NOW Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/startup-health-now-podcast-588908)
Published: 2026-05-27T21:22:28+00:00
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For decades, the noninvasive continuous glucose monitor has been the holy grail of diabetes technology. SynchNeuro ( https://www.startuphealth.com/synchneuro ) believes the signal has been there all along -- hiding in the brain's electrical activity, r...

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