OCT Could Enable Noninvasive Diabetes Monitoring

摘要

The majority of diabetes patients must prick themselves several times a day to monitor their glucose level. They then self-administer insulin or med- ication to ensure that their level remains within the appropriate range. Several light- v invasive alternatives to traditional mon- itors by measuring glucose-induced changes in skin. However, several factors, such as variations in salt levels and in temperature as well as skin heterogeneity, can make glucose measurement with these noninvasive techniques difficult because they lower the signal-to-noise ratio.