While technological advancements in recent years have made managing diabetes easier and safer than ever before, current medical devices still lack a silent alert system. The standard alert is an audio alarm that sounds when the user reaches a set blood sugar level. However, this alarm may call unnecessary attention or cause disruptions in a classroom setting or other quiet environments. In addition, an audio alert is not effective for the hearing impaired. We aimed to solve this problem by creating a small wearable device to display the wearer's blood sugar level using a visual method, allowing audio alerts to be silenced while still communicating blood sugar constantly. With further development, this device could become integrated into current devices and raise the standard of blood sugar control.
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Philip
McKendall
Jackson
Morrissey
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Conference URC
Event Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering (ISE)