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Type 2 Diabetes is a condition in which the body either does not produce enough insulin or does not make efficient use of it. Insulin is a hormone needed to convert food into glucose, a sugar that the body uses for energy. Without enough insulin, glucose can accumulate in the blood, and can cause serious health problems such as heart disease and strokes and organ damage...
maybe an end to the expensive strips
Diabetics see the light with blood-sugar test
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
Last updated at 9:39 PM on 25th October 2010
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A light device that detects blood sugar levels by simply shining onto the skin could mean an end to finger prick tests for diabetics.
The technique, being tested at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the U.S., works by measuring glucose levels in a fluid found just beneath the skin.
A computer program then instantly calculates glucose in the bloodstream.
Researchers have devised a way to measure blood glucose levels by shining near-infrared light on the skin
Diabetes develops when the pancreas either stops producing insulin altogether, or its output drops sharply.
Type 1 diabetes often begins in childhood, entailing a lifetime of daily blood tests and insulin injections.
Type 2 affects mostly older adults, and is associated with poor diet and inactivity.
Researchers are currently working on a desktop-style device to be used by doctors to check patients, but they also hope to condense the technology into a handy gadget that diabetics can carry with them.
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Diabetics see the light with blood-sugar test
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
Last updated at 9:39 PM on 25th October 2010
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A light device that detects blood sugar levels by simply shining onto the skin could mean an end to finger prick tests for diabetics.
The technique, being tested at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the U.S., works by measuring glucose levels in a fluid found just beneath the skin.
A computer program then instantly calculates glucose in the bloodstream.
Researchers have devised a way to measure blood glucose levels by shining near-infrared light on the skin
Diabetes develops when the pancreas either stops producing insulin altogether, or its output drops sharply.
Type 1 diabetes often begins in childhood, entailing a lifetime of daily blood tests and insulin injections.
Type 2 affects mostly older adults, and is associated with poor diet and inactivity.
Researchers are currently working on a desktop-style device to be used by doctors to check patients, but they also hope to condense the technology into a handy gadget that diabetics can carry with them.
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Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1323690/Diabetics-light-blood-sugar-test.html#ixzz13VqCd8x1
It would be nice to shine a light though!!!
Or make the thing so expensive you have to lease it
maybe the apple I phone will have an application for diabetic's soon
and will be able to phone in a dangerous low to the docs