Sometime back in one of my posts, we have discussed about no prick blood sugar checking device.
I had booked a No Prick Blood sugar Gadget which was delivered to me yesterday.
I can check the following vital parameters with the help of the gadget.
(1) BP and Heart rate !
(2) Blood Oxygen level -Spo2.. This is an important parameter as many respiratory diseases like Covid19 can lower blood oxygen level.
(3) Body Temperature contact less: by the help of infrared sensor
(4) No Prick Blood Sugar
(1) , (2) & (3) readings are coming accurate..I checked by other alternate devices.. (4) Blood sugar - the accuracy is within 10%. For example , my blood sugar by the conventional glucometer was 94. But this one is showing 104..
The device has a light emitting diode (LED) as a source of illumnating light and a PPG Sensor adjacent to the LED. You need to place the tip of your middle finger firmly above the light and the sensor. When the light falls on the skin , some light is reflected and some absorbed. The PPG Sensor picks up this change in reflection / absorption of light and computes the blood sugar within seconds. The system is calibrated based on a set of data on a large number of people for light absorption data corresponding to blood sugar readings by checking both invasive and non - invasive with this device.
Though I found variation within 10 % , but it gives a trend.
The product is at a Beta stage and improvements being made to bring in more accuracy....it is supposed to be fully launched within next 6 months....where they would be charging Rs 500 per month towards blood sugar checking...this price is waived for Beta stage customers.
The device is wifi en-abled and the device software gets updated continuously.
The company is a Delhi based software company....and their portable pocket size ECG device has become very popular and used by leading hospitals in India and abroad.
Thank you, very interesting 10% difference!!
Have you checked the other functions on this device to check how accurate the readings are?
Blood pressure, blood oxygen, heart rate and blood glucose.
Take care.
Dear Sandy
5-10% variation is common from device to device.
Studies indicate that Such Variations are also found in invasive methods if you take blood sample from finger tips Vs Arm vein, from middle finger tip Vs any other finger tips , from Lab to Lab...
So whatever method you follow and whatever device you follow, and whatever lab you follow, keep following the same so that you get to know the trend of your readings ...whether it is increasing or decreasing....
So my take is that the trend is important than 5-10% variation...
In this case of "No prick blood sugar checking device" the fact that you need not prick your body finger to take blood sample again and again on a daily basis and several times a day is avoided is a revolutionary discovery - thanks to science.
This is the first step , going forward I am sure the science can improve further and the accuracy rates can be improved a lot..
Stay Safe , Stay Healthy