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Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
A new generation of tools that can screen for Type 2 diabetes without the need to draw blood will soon be available in pharmacies across Canada.
The non-invasive machines work by measuring something called "advanced glycation end-products" (AGEs) in the skin. AGEs are biomarkers that accumulate in the skin as we get older. But they accumulate faster if we have heart disease or can't process blood glucose properly.
AGEs make the skin glow under various wavelengths of near ultraviolet and blue light, which can be picked up and measured by a sensor, offering a warning that diabetes may be already damaging the body.
http://www.ctvnews.ca/health/new-non-invasive-diabetes-test-to-be-available-in-pharmacies-1.919447
The non-invasive machines work by measuring something called "advanced glycation end-products" (AGEs) in the skin. AGEs are biomarkers that accumulate in the skin as we get older. But they accumulate faster if we have heart disease or can't process blood glucose properly.
AGEs make the skin glow under various wavelengths of near ultraviolet and blue light, which can be picked up and measured by a sensor, offering a warning that diabetes may be already damaging the body.
http://www.ctvnews.ca/health/new-non-invasive-diabetes-test-to-be-available-in-pharmacies-1.919447