- Born
- Died
- Richard K. Bernstein was born on June 17, 1934 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He died on April 15, 2025.
- He was diagnosed with Juvenile Onset Diabetes at the age of 12.
- He was an avid boater, sailor and astrophotographer with a particular passion for photographing eclipses.
- Has 3 children with his partner Joyce Kaplan.
- He earned an engineering degree from Columbia University and had a career in the laboratory and medical devices industry.
- In the early 1970s, he adapted a blood glucose meter for personal use and pioneered Diabetes Home Glucose Monitoring.
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