Well, as we become older, the glutathione levels start dwindling in the body, thereby accelerating the aging process
Farkas I, Vastagh C, Farkas E, Balint F, Skrapits K, Hrabovszky E et al (2016) Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Excites Firing and Increases GABAergic Miniature Postsynaptic Currents (mPSCs) in Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) Neurons of the Male Mice via Activation of Nitric Oxide (NO) and Suppression of Endocannabinoid Signaling Pathways
Instead, a BGM uses blood samples collected from fingerstick devices (known as lancing devices or lancets) to calculate BG
I imagine you knew for a long time that there were folks at Eli Lilly who were also just as obsessed with this problem and also pursuing different avenues, and you couldn't know exactly what they were working on, but there had to be some amount of, hey, we both have a belief that there's a future here