Development of wireless blood glucose meter and diabetes self-management system

Diabetes is a metabolic disorder that is characterized by high blood glucose and either insufficient or ineffective insulin. Blood glucose measurement is crucial to diabetes control, and it is effective in reducing the risk of complications and improving life quality. Unfortunately, both elderly patients and their caregivers find it difficult to monitor glucose levels long term. This study attempts to develop an intelligent maintenance system for home glucose measurement, wireless data transformation, and information analysis. The developed system prompts diabetics to measure their blood glucose regularly at home, and provides remote caregivers with complete patient information for diagnosis and tracking. This aids in the improvement in diabetes control, thereby increasing the social activities and life quality of diabetics.