Introducing a new way to measure blood sugar

Instead of measuring normal blood sugar by extracting blood from the finger, blood sugar readings will be measured from the new sensor worn on the underside of the arm.

The device consists of a small, circular sensor worn on the underside of the arm, which helps measure the blood sugar index in interstitial fluid continuously through a small fiber device placed under the skin and fixed by a small piece of adhesive tape . The reading device will scan the sensor, measuring the blood sugar index faster than a second without the patient feeling pain. The index can be read even when placed under the shirt, so the measurement becomes simple, much more convenient.

The new device will help control blood sugar much more effectively, painlessly, enhance disease management.(Photo: medgadget)

Blood glucose measurements can be taken several times a day if necessary or at will. Each time, the machine will show the current blood sugar index, the upward or downward trend compared to the previous one and forecast the trend of the upcoming blood sugar index. The data is presented in a simple, easy-to-view and convenient chart for health workers to consider the relationship between the patient's tendency to increase or decrease blood sugar with the treatment regimen.

Professor Cliff Blailey, at Aston University in Birmingham, England, said: 'In the past few decades, people with diabetes have been accustomed to extracting blood from their fingers to measure blood sugar. The pain and inconvenience of blood extraction make it difficult to measure and monitor blood sugar regularly and below the required level. New device FreeStyle Libre® will help control blood sugar much more effectively, painlessly, enhance disease management ".

Devices are available in France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and the UK in the next few weeks. According to the International Diabetes Federation, about 382 million people around the world are living with this disease, causing global health burdens.

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