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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
If you're worried about being out of shape, or suspect you might have a disease like diabetes, just breathe into this Toshiba tube.
It's part of a prototype medical breath analyzer that's small enough to be used in small clinics or gyms.
By detecting trace gases that are exhaled, it could be used to monitor health indicators such as fat metabolism and help diagnose disease, Toshiba said.
"The main feature of this analyzer is its compact form," said a spokesman for Toshiba. "It's the size of a personal computer. Previously developed devices were larger and could only be used in facilities such as hospitals."
Another merit is speed, providing analysis results in about 30 seconds, he said.
http://news.techworld.com/personal-tech/3507399/compact-breath-sniffer-could-warn-of-diabetes/
It's part of a prototype medical breath analyzer that's small enough to be used in small clinics or gyms.
By detecting trace gases that are exhaled, it could be used to monitor health indicators such as fat metabolism and help diagnose disease, Toshiba said.
"The main feature of this analyzer is its compact form," said a spokesman for Toshiba. "It's the size of a personal computer. Previously developed devices were larger and could only be used in facilities such as hospitals."
Another merit is speed, providing analysis results in about 30 seconds, he said.
http://news.techworld.com/personal-tech/3507399/compact-breath-sniffer-could-warn-of-diabetes/