Turkish scientists have developed a device that transforms mobile phones into glucose meters.

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Turkish scientists have made a breakthrough. A device has been developed that allows diabetes patients to measure their blood sugar levels with their mobile phones and share real-time data. The device was also awarded at TEKNOFEST.

5 UNIVERSITIES' SCIENTISTS CAME TOGETHER

Scientists from 5 universities in Izmir came together to develop a technology that will enable the critical measurement of blood sugar, which is essential for monitoring diabetes, to be delivered accurately and practically to patients and doctors in real-time. The project, which started in 2023, has reached the prototype stage.

With the support of TÜBİTAK, scientists have developed a "glucose meter probe" that can measure blood sugar from blood taken from the finger, offering the option to send measurement data instantly to hospitals or doctors via an application by connecting this device to the mobile phone's charging port.

AWARD FROM TEKNOFEST

The device, for which a patent application has been made, was awarded second place in the "Technology Competition for the Benefit of Humanity - Health and First Aid" category and the "Best Presentation" award at TEKNOFEST 2024 Mediterranean.

"WE AIMED FOR PORTABILITY IN BLOOD SUGAR MEASUREMENT DEVICES"

Associate Professor Dr. Dilek Büyükkaya Besen from Dokuz Eylul University (DEÜ) Nursing Faculty explained that they developed this technology to improve the quality of life for diabetes patients, stating, "We aimed for blood sugar measurement devices to be portable and to turn diabetes patients' mobile phones or smartwatches into blood sugar meters." Besen noted that the device is in the prototype stage and will be made available after laboratory tests and approval processes.

PATIENT DATA CAN BE VIEWED INSTANTLY THROUGH THE APPLICATION

Research Assistant Merve Dervişoğlu from DEÜ Nursing Faculty emphasized that health professionals can view the data of the patients they are monitoring in real-time through the application thanks to this device. The team that developed the "integratable glucose meter probe" includes Associate Professor Dr. Dilek Büyükkaya Besen, Research Assistant Merve Dervişoğlu, and specialist nurse Merve Günbaş, as well as Prof. Dr. Orhan Er, Head of the Computer Hardware Department at Bakırçay University, and Dr. Yalın Kılıç from the Faculty of Engineering at İzmir University of Economics.