New Delhi: Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) have developed an affordable and minimally invasive glucose monitoring device for diabetes patients. The most common method for monitoring blood glucose levels requires the use of finger-prick sampling multiple times a day. This is an invasive process. Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) allows for continuous, realtime readings of blood glucose levels without the repeated finger-pricks necessary for Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose (SMBG). The existing CGMs in the market have a high cost, require dedicated readers to display the results or depend on independent devices such as smartphones.

The researchers from IIT Madras reimagined the CGM device from scratch, and developed a set of innovations that have b

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