Implantable sensor is the new way to monitor your blood glucose
Diabetes has transformed into a fatal disease all around the world. While doctors are making all possible attempts to diagnose patients as early as possible, labs and research institutes are developing ways to make life normal and less painful for the suffering. Different types of blood glucose level measuring devices and insulin injecting gadgets have made to the fore, adding to tally a little differently is the Glucowizzard from Biorasis. It is a rice grain-sized solar powered implantable sensor, which hides underneath the skin for about a year at a stretch and measures the blood glucose levels consistently all the while.
This is a great introduction to rid patients of the frequent pricks they have to undergo daily to keep a check on the blood glucose levels. The sensor, almost like the glucose monitors we’ve seen, in functionality, send data to a variety of portable electronic devices such as cellphones and PDAs, alerting the patient each time the blood sugar levels go high. Clinical trials of the device are expected to being in two years, while the sensor could go on sale by 2017.
