Scientists in Kolkata have developed an inexpensive bloodless test for diabetes patients that requires just a sample of air breathed out by the patient.
Instead of rolling up the sleeve for a needle jab to draw blood, the patient will simply have to take a deep breath and blow it out onto a device no bigger than a fingernail.
“It is the need of the hour to develop a simple non-invasive diagnostic procedure which would revolutionize diabetes management,” Amarnath Sen, of the Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute (CGCRI) in Kolkata who led the research team, said.
Sen, who led a team of scientists from CGCRI and the Institute of Child Health (ICH) - also in Kolkata, believes the diabetes test kit, when fully developed and validated, should cost between Rs.500-700(12-15 US dollars). It will require no consumables and last for five years.
The expensive ‘glucometers’ currently available in the market come with equally expensive test strips that must be thrown away after single use.
[source IANS]
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