Tag: fingerprick
Diabetics to get ‘artificial pancreas’ to end worry over finger-prick tests
Posted: January 9, 2023 at 9:21 pm / Health
More than 100,000 people with type 1 diabetes will be offered ‘artificial pancreas’ technology – which could help end the misery of amputations, kidney problems and blindness. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Diabetes news: New skin patch will measure glucose levels without need for finger-prick
Posted: April 9, 2018 at 10:21 am / Health
PAINFUL finger-prick blood sugar tests could become a thing of the past after British scientists developed a skin test to measure glucose levels in sweat. The adhesive patch measures blood sugar without piercing the skin by drawing glucose from fluid between cells across hair follicles. Daily Express :: Health Feed