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Glucose sensors: a review of current and emerging technology
Author(s) -
Oliver N. S.,
Toumazou C.,
Cass A. E. G.,
Johnston D. G.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
diabetic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.474
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1464-5491
pISSN - 0742-3071
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2008.02642.x
Subject(s) - medicine , insulin delivery , continuous glucose monitoring , modalities , transdermal , diabetes management , closed loop , therapeutic modalities , risk analysis (engineering) , type 1 diabetes , diabetes mellitus , pharmacology , type 2 diabetes , endocrinology , engineering , control engineering , social science , sociology
Glucose monitoring technology has been used in the management of diabetes for three decades. Traditional devices use enzymatic methods to measure glucose concentration and provide point sample information. More recently continuous glucose monitoring devices have become available providing more detailed data on glucose excursions. In future applications the continuous glucose sensor may become a critical component of the closed loop insulin delivery system and, as such, must be selective, rapid, predictable and acceptable for continuous patient use. Many potential sensing modalities are being pursued including optical and transdermal techniques. This review aims to summarize existing technology, the methods for assessing glucose sensing devices and provide an overview of emergent sensing modalities.