A student of the degree in Telecommunication Technologies of the Public University of Navarra (UPNA) has designed a system to measure in real time the blood sugar level in girls and boys, which is able to alert to a possible hyperglycemia.
Celia Gómez Jiménez, author of the project, has developed a sensor and an intelligent bracelet, aided by brother Eduardo, recently graduated in medicine by the University of the Basque Country, and has had the collaboration of two UPNA researchers: Israel Arnedo Gil,Professor of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Jon Mikel Percal Ciriza, doctoral student.
The project, which has obtained the first prize in the last edition of the Iníciate awards of the Government of Navarra, "is able to alert the patient of possible hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia in seconds and in a non -invasive way," said Celia Gómez Gómez, which is part of the microwave component research group.
The system "consists of a sensor and an intelligent bracelet. The sensor is placed in the ear and works as a radar that detects blood glucose abnormalities. When measuring continuously, it is possible to configure the device to establish eachHow much the alerts want to receive, "the main author of the project has detailed.
On the bracelet, the patient can consult the measurement data and be alerted to the alterations of glucose levels;And in addition, it has the possibility of sending text messages via SMS or through an application to the child's tutors so that they are informed of the alterations are where they are.
The sensor connects to an intelligent bracelet using wireless digital technology known as Bluetooth low energy (BLE), which is characterized by low energy consumption and not suffer signal interruption for months, as it is not necessary to frequently recharge the batterieswith which the devices work or be able to feed them with button batteries.
Development is designed to store a large amount of data and to obtain real -time results, which makes it possible to study measurement and monitoring patterns.
"This continuous, non -invasive measurement system, capable of alertIt arose from a family problem.
"I was working with the microwave component research group when my little sister, Julia, 10 yearsAnd to me investigate this disease, "he recalled."We started seeing that there was a vacuum as to the way of measuring glucose continuously and not invasive," he concluded.
