Contact Lens Help Check Sugar Levels

graphite · 2012-07-31T08:04:16+00:00

Scientists at the University of Akron, USA have announced a new color-changing lens that can detect glucose levels in tears.These lens will help the diabetic patients to check blood sugar levels without frequently pricking their skin to check sugar level. The lens can sense glucose in tears and reveal the information. The scientists have involved the molecule called probe that binds with sugar and is combined with a dye. As sugar concentration rise it binds with probe and knocks the dye, causes the color change. By detecting the level of change in color we can check sugar levels in body.

Contact Lens Help Check Sugar Levels

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Scientists at the University of Akron, USA have announced a new color-changing lens that can detect glucose levels in tears.These lens will help the diabetic patients to check blood sugar levels without frequently pricking their skin to check sugar level. The lens can sense glucose in tears and reveal the information. The scientists have involved the molecule called probe that binds with sugar and is combined with a dye. As sugar concentration rise it binds with probe and knocks the dye, causes the color change. By detecting the level of change in color we can check sugar levels in body.

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Ankita Katdare

Administrator • Jul 31, 2012

I know a lot of diabetes patients who bear all the inconvenience of the pricking pins. 👎
But do you think people would be comfortable wearing & managing contact lenses to check sugar levels? 😲 And how will they produce tears? Pricking the eye? 😭

Pricking your finger will always be painful but modern test kits allow you to use your forearm near your elbow where nerves are minimal and pain is almost zero. Most long term diabetics are used to injections that they don't feel a thing.

Would love to know what other CEans think about this.

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graphite

Member • Jul 31, 2012

I agree that most long term diabetics are used to injections and they don't feel a thing but now-a-days people often use lens. These lens are normal lens but changes its color on rise in concentration of sugar. The color change will be noticed by wearer till he/she looks in mirror. It can be used to identify patients with pre-diabetic conditions. No need to prick an eye to produce tears, lens won't affect tears. Researchers are developing an application that can detect sugar level with a camera phone snap of eye.

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