Diabetes Blood Sugar Testing Patch

Scientists have created a non invasive patch to measure glucose levels through the skin potentially removing the need for millions of diabetics to carry out finger prick blood tests.
Diabetes blood sugar testing patch. The patch draws out glucose from fluid between cells across hair follicles which are individually accessed through a set of miniature sensors using a small electric current. Over six hours the drug delivered through the skin was able to drop blood sugar levels from 400 milligrams per deciliter to 120 milligrams per deciliter the researchers said. Easy way to monitor blood sugar using adhesive patch test for diabetes a non invasive adhesive patch was developed as an easy way to monitor blood sugar. The human participants in the study didnt have diabetes though but researchers say the patch was able to measure and track their blood sugar fluctuations accurately throughout an entire day.
The adhesive patch consisting of sensors and reservoirs does not need any calibration with a blood sample and is found to be much easier than a. In the current version of the patch the researchers used microneedles to deliver the diabetes drug metformin to mice. What it does use is a sensor on the arm and the kind of technology used in contactless bank cards.