YOU CAN EAT: A diabetes scanning device for user friendly treatment

When it comes to diabetes (better known as Diabetes Mellitus in medical terms), the statistical figures are quite alarming, with more than 285 million people being affected globally by 2010. Directly related to the prevalence of high blood sugar within our biological system, this group of metabolic diseases is synonymous with the extremities (and indulgence) of our modern lifestyle.

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But beyond prevention, the issue still remains with the severe discomfort the patients (especially children) have to face because of the related rigorous treatment. As a matter of fact, they have to undergo a distressing procedure, which entails daily pricking of their fingers for checking out the glucose level in their blood. This in turn determines the variety and level of their food intake, going by the allowable quantity of calories.

Now, medical technology has always preferred the less 'painful' approach to important treatment processes. Ardently abiding by this righteous trend, designers Yeo Heeone and Jang Jaeyoung have conceptualized their 'YOU CAN EAT' device. The adroit mechanism of this conception will allow the internal scanning of a diabetes patient's veins (to measure their glucose), without the requirement of any sort of invasive or probing equipment like syringes or needles. This would certainly mitigate the psychological malaise of injections, especially in case of children.

The device will also have the capability to scan food products, for measuring their glycaemic index (GI) figure and the number of calories they contain. The info will be displayed in conjunction with the patient's acceptable daily intake (as shown in the above image). This comparison attribute helps the concerned user to find out a definitive quantity of how much they can eat without upsetting their glucose levels. Moreover, the device can also prove to be beneficial to people who are strictly adhering to their personal restrictive diets.

Via: Red-Dot