Noninvasive imaging could replace finger pricks to accurately measure blood glucose in people with diabetes

Good news!

MIT omitted to provide a link and the title of the underlying research paper! Possibly, this paper is still not published in a journal, but what about a preprint.

"The MIT team used Raman spectroscopy — a technique that reveals the chemical composition of tissues by shining near-infrared or visible light on them — to develop a shoebox-sized device that can measure blood glucose levels without any needles.

In tests in a healthy volunteer, the researchers found that the measurements from their device were similar to those obtained by commercial continuous glucose monitoring sensors that require a wire to be implanted under the skin.

While the device presented in this study is too large to be used as a wearable sensor, the researchers have since developed a wearable version that they are now testing in a small clinical study. ..."

Noninvasive imaging could replace finger pricks for people with diabetes | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology "MIT engineers show they can accurately measure blood glucose by shining near-infrared light on the skin."