Despite breakthroughs in diabetes research over the past century, people with diabetes still need to rely on obtaining blood samples to monitor sugar levels. To eliminate the need for invasive methods of glucose monitoring for people with diabetes, researchers at the University of Waterloo are leveraging nanomaterials to help develop a novel approach to glucose monitoring that will test saliva instead of blood.
When compared to existing blood-monitoring sensors, the research team found that their saliva glucose sensor has a wider range of glucose levels. The sensor can detect at a higher sensitivity, which means it can detect smaller amounts of glucose more effectively in addition to being less painful for patients.
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