Friday, June 29, 2018
AI may help people with diabetes monitor their blood sugar levels without puncturing their own skin, according to a research from the University of Waterloo.
Most diabetics have to prick their fingers multiple times a day to draw a drop of blood to be dabbed onto a strip of test paper, before it is fed into a blood glucose meter. But the new system could eliminate that invasive process.
"We want to sense blood inside the body without actually having to sample any fluid," said George Shaker, an engineering professor who leads a the project. "Our hope is this can be realized as a smartwatch to monitor glucose continuously."
