Use microwave to replace traditional blood glucose meter

Instead of using pain-inducing blood glucose meters, doctors or patients themselves were able to test their own blood sugar with a special device that uses microwaves or microwaves.

To control diabetes, patients need to check their blood sugar regularly. However, current blood glucose testing methods are quite inconvenient due to the use of a device that attaches a needle and a piece of paper, injecting the patient's blood for examination.

For adults, this may be a simple affair but it will be a difficult task to test for young children. In particular, the rate of children with diabetes is increasing day by day due to the urbanized lifestyle, an imbalance in diet, and priority over fat.

The advantage of this type of device is that it is not necessary to directly take blood samples to check blood sugar levels.

Fortunately, researchers at the university. Cardiff, UK has built a special device that can be attached to the skin, using microwaves to check blood sugar levels.

According to BBC, the advantage of this type of device is that it does not need to directly take blood samples to check blood sugar levels. The device can be easily attached directly to the user's arm with a sticky layer, without causing pain even when peeled.

Especially because the device is directly attached to the skin, the process of blood glucose monitoring is always continuous. Not to mention, the device has a high life expectancy thanks to not using chemicals when operating.

Professor and researcher Adrian Porch is from University. Cardiff said that the level of microwave emitted from the device is very low, far below the level used in the microwave cooking. Therefore, the device almost does not affect the patient's body.

Meanwhile, Professor Stephen Luzio, from the University. Swansea said he performed clinical studies and conducted device monitoring on about 50 patients. He is planning to expand the number of trials next summer.

Dr. Heungjae Choi belongs to the university.Cardiff is testing the device.(Photo BBC).

The information about the trial was quite concerned by the patients, because they wanted a device that helped them eliminate the trouble of checking blood sugar with traditional methods.

In England alone, there are about 3.5 million people diagnosed with diabetes. It is estimated that about 549 thousand people are sick but have not been discovered. 10% of patients with Type 1 diabetes must monitor their blood sugar regularly, even up to 6 times a day.

It is known that the University's diabetes monitoring project. Cardiff began its deployment in 2008 and received a £ 1 million (about VND 32 billion) grant from the Wellcome Trust charity.

The team is hoping that the product will soon be available in the market within the next 5 years if it continues to be invested and studied further.