Open source Arduino blood glucose meter shield uses electrochemical test strips
https://www.electronics-lab.com/open-source-arduino-blood-glucose-meter-shield-uses-electrochemical-test-strips/
Diabetes is a serious disease that affects millions of people around the world today. Diabetes affects the body’s ability to produce insulin, a hormone that enables the body to turn glucose into sugar which has resulted to a large number of deaths, an estimate of 1.6 million deaths yearly caused by the illness. This is […]
E-Mosquito takes sample of your Blood to Keep You Healthy
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e-Mosquito is a fully autonomous device pre-programmed to “bite” one’s skin at various times during the day to monitor blood glucose levels. [via] The worst part of getting a shot or having your blood drawn is certainly the anticipation. As reported on IEEE Spectrum, researchers at the University of Calgary in Canada have been working […]
The DIY diabetes kit that’s keeping us alive
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Alistair Samuelson uses open source code to track the blood sugar levels of his son George. by Zoe Kleinman @ bbc.com: Frustrated with traditional monitoring and its risks, Mr Samuelson and George have since joined a growing group of T1 sufferers who are building their own solutions to manage their diabetes – even though they […]