Non-invasive glucose monitoring devices: A review
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Diabetes is a growing chronic disease that affect millions of people in the world. Regular monitoring of blood glucose levels in patients is necessary to keep the disease under control. Current methods of blood glucose monitoring devices are typically invasive, causing discomfort to the patients. Non-invasive glucose monitoring devices are a possible game changer for diabetic patients as it reduces discomfort and provides continuous monitoring. This manuscript presents a review of non-invasive glucose biosensors with particular focus on leading technologies available in the market, such as microwave sensing, near-infrared spectroscopy, iontophoresis, and optical methods. This paper intends to describe non-invasive blood glucose monitoring methods using various biological fluids (sweat, saliva, interstitial fluid, urine), highlighting the advantages and drawbacks in latest device development. This review also discusses future trends of glucose detection devices and how it will improve patients’ quality of life.
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A correlation between sweat glucose and blood glucose exists, and obtaining blood glucose values by detecting glucose in sweat is expected to replace conventional diabetes blood glucose monitoring practices.
“A correlation between sweat glucose and blood glucose exists and obtaining blood glucose values by detecting glucose in sweat is thus expected to replace conventional diabetes blood glucose monitoring practices 83,84”
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- Mohamad Yunos, M. F. A., & Nordin, A. N.
- Affiliations
- International Islamic University Malaysia (MY)
- Venue
- Bulletin of Electrical Engineering and Informatics
- Published
- 2020-12-01
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 2609-2618
- ISSN
- 2089-3191 (ISSN-L)
- 2302-9285
- OpenAlex
- W3032534361
- Cited by
- 20
- References
- 36
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 1
- FWCI
- 0.95
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Locations
- Bulletin of Electrical Engineering and Informatics (publishedVersion)
- The International Islamic University Malaysia Repository (The International Islamic University Malaysia) (acceptedVersion)
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Biophysics › Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Management and Research
- Keywords
- non-invasive glucose monitoring, diabetes mellitus, microwave sensing, near-infrared spectroscopy, iontophoresis, optical glucose sensing, sweat, saliva, interstitial fluid, urine, continuous glucose monitoring
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