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AUTOMATIC AND NON-INVASIVE CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING IN PAEDIATRIC PATIENTS

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Health Informatics - An International Journal (HIIJ), 12 (4): 1-10 (March 2024)

Abstract

Glycated haemoglobin does not allow you to highlight the effects that food choices, physical activity and medications have on your glycaemic control day by day. The best way to monitor and keep track of the immediate effects that these have on your blood sugar levels is self-monitoring, therefore the use of a glucometer. Thanks to this tool you have the possibility to promptly receive information that helps you to intervene in the most appropriate way, bringing or keeping your blood sugar levels as close as possible to the reference values indicated by your doctor. Currently, blood glucose meters are used to measure and control blood glucose. Diabetes is a fairly complex disease and it is important for those who suffer from it to check their blood sugar (blood sugar) periodically throughout the day to prevent dangerous complications. Many children newly diagnosed with diabetes and their families may face unique challenges when dealing with the everyday management of diabetes, including treatments, adapting to dietary changes, and the routine monitoring of blood glucose. Many questions may also arise when selecting a blood glucose meter for paediatric patients. With current blood glucose meters, even with multiple daily self-tests, high and low blood glucose levels may not be detected. Key factors that may be considered when selecting a meter include accuracy of the meter; size of the meter; small sample size required for testing; ease of use and easy-to-follow testing procedure; ability for alternate testing sites; quick testing time and availability of results; ease of portability to allow testing at school and during leisure time; easyto- read numbers on display; memory options; cost of meter and supplies. In this study we will show a new automatic portable, non-invasive device and painless for the daily continuous monitoring (24 hours a day) of blood glucose in paediatric patients.

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