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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Over 80 million Americans and 300 million individuals worldwide are estimated to have diabetes or prediabetes. Already an epidemic, this number is expected to double by 2030 according to the CDC, Many of diabetes? serious complications, including heart disease, stroke, and vision loss, can be prevented with early detection and proper glucose control. However, blood glucose monitoring by conventional glucometers is an uncomfortable procedure for patients. Both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetics may need to measure their blood glucose levels many times a day using lancets to finger prick and draw blood. The pain caused by this procedure has been linked to noncompliance with blood sugar measurement. Therefore, it is of crucial importance to find new pain-free techniques for the measurement of blood glucose levels.
With this in mind, scientists at the Center of Excellence in Electrochemistry (CEE) at University of Tehran, and researchers of the Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, in a joint project, have successfully constructed and tested a prototype of a device for measuring glucose levels in saliva.
http://www.medgadget.com/2012/12/sa...rs-novel-noninvasive-diabetes-management.html
With this in mind, scientists at the Center of Excellence in Electrochemistry (CEE) at University of Tehran, and researchers of the Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, in a joint project, have successfully constructed and tested a prototype of a device for measuring glucose levels in saliva.
http://www.medgadget.com/2012/12/sa...rs-novel-noninvasive-diabetes-management.html