Biochips for diabetics

The measurement of sugar levels in blood by diabetics cab be a painful experience involving pricking the fingers with a needle once or several times a day. Now a new technology is being developed by scientists at Rhod Island’s Brown University that could well rid the diabetics forever from finger pricking devices. This involves the use of very sensitive biosensors. The scientists have succeeded in determining glucose levels in water at extremely low concentrations. The methodology could also be used for determining sugar levels in saliva that could be correlated with blood sugar levels.