Students from Egypt develop no-prick glucose monitor

A group of five students from Egypt has developed a glucose monitoring device that does not require blood to be pricked from the patient's finger.

The device, which uses near infrared spectroscopy, just needs to be worn on the finger, just like a pulse oximeter. It is also connected to an app for easier monitoring of blood sugar levels.

The project won a prestigious competition in the United States.

"Their project is a device that checks glucose levels without invasion, but through light waves," said Hassanein Amer of American University in Cairo.

"They did it in a very nice way, they developed the prototype and tested it, and the prototype has machine learning, artificial intelligence so the prototype worked well," he added.

The device is still not available on the market and would need further tests to ensure the accuracy of its readings.

However, it is a promising development to help millions of diabetics worldwide in monitoring their condition.

—MGP, GMA News