NEW DELHI: India is all set to present a groundbreaking trial for diabetes that will save you money and blood.The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is almost ready with a new digital machine finger prick blood sugar that does not require the repeated use of test strips. Significantly, it will cost less than Rs 2 per sample of blood and blood require 1,000 times lower than that using glucose meters now. Even better, it will take just 10 seconds to find the count of blood glucose.
It is being developed by Professor of Biological Sciences at BITS Pilani, Dr. Sumac Kapur, the test is submitted for final assessment on 15 July and is expected to be ready for mass production in December.
The low-cost rapid test would be helpful for India plans to test five crore for diabetes later this year. India plans to screen all adult males over 30 years of age and pregnant women of all ages for diabetes and hypertension in 100 districts in 21 states.
Now, India is home to over 61 million diabetics - an increase from 50.8 million last year. In 2030, the burden of India, diabetes is expected to cross the barrier of 100 million.The country is also the largest contributor to regional mortality with 983,000 deaths from the disease last year.
Speaking to TOI from the U.S., Dr. Kapur said: "Our device is as useful as a glucometre but with a different chemistry. The main goal was to make a device of glucose in the pocket-sized test to be affordable and can be used to detect masses. diabetics are required to test their blood frequently, increasing costs about 25 rupees. Our test will lower the cost within 2 Rs. also going to require only 1 or 2 picoliters of blood, which is 1,000 times less than what is needed now. "
This Device is working as follows:
Once the finger prick with a needle, red blood cells of the blood flowing in the plasma will be trapped and allowed to pass through. "The machine will react there and produce a color corresponding to glucose levels. We are using nanoparticles to enhance the color using a color sensor frequency. Then, the reading is displayed on the device. The most important advance will be in sensitivity, "said Dr. Kapur, who is also dean of research at BITS Pilani.
He said the test has been successfully tested in human samples. "We are working on the reading device is the size of a cell phone. Instead of strips glucometres use now, our machine uses a capillary (small pie hole), which will cost 2 rupees each time an analysis diabetics h / her blood, "he said.
Dr. Chandra Sekhar of ICMR, said, "We will validate the technology of July 15. This will be a breakthrough in diabetes testing." ICMR has been Rs 25 lakh in grants over two years to develop the test.A health ministry official said: "The best way to detect high blood pressure and abnormal levels of blood sugar is to carry out mass screening. This will give us a clear idea of the prevalence of diabetes in the population."
The sources said that when negotiating with companies ICMR for a million strips of diabetes, and the lowest bid received was Rs 13 per strip. "If this is reduced to less than Rs 2 will be a huge advance," he added.
International Diabetes Federation, said the prevalence of diabetes in India between 20-79 years of age is 9.2%. Last IDF Diabetes Atlas, said, "India will face the toughest fight against diabetes in the region. India also accounts for the majority of the 112,000 children in the region with type-1 diabetes."
Dhruba Lall Singh, president of IDF Southeast Asia region, said: "India is obviously a great concern." IDF said that the total number of people with diabetes worldwide in 2011 reached a staggering 366 million with 4.6 million deaths. Health expenditure on diabetes has reached $ 465 billion. New figures show the number of people living with diabetes is expected to increase to 552 million by 2030 unless urgent action. This equates to approximately three new cases every 10 seconds or about 10 million per year.
It is being developed by Professor of Biological Sciences at BITS Pilani, Dr. Sumac Kapur, the test is submitted for final assessment on 15 July and is expected to be ready for mass production in December.
The low-cost rapid test would be helpful for India plans to test five crore for diabetes later this year. India plans to screen all adult males over 30 years of age and pregnant women of all ages for diabetes and hypertension in 100 districts in 21 states.
Now, India is home to over 61 million diabetics - an increase from 50.8 million last year. In 2030, the burden of India, diabetes is expected to cross the barrier of 100 million.The country is also the largest contributor to regional mortality with 983,000 deaths from the disease last year.
Speaking to TOI from the U.S., Dr. Kapur said: "Our device is as useful as a glucometre but with a different chemistry. The main goal was to make a device of glucose in the pocket-sized test to be affordable and can be used to detect masses. diabetics are required to test their blood frequently, increasing costs about 25 rupees. Our test will lower the cost within 2 Rs. also going to require only 1 or 2 picoliters of blood, which is 1,000 times less than what is needed now. "
This Device is working as follows:
Once the finger prick with a needle, red blood cells of the blood flowing in the plasma will be trapped and allowed to pass through. "The machine will react there and produce a color corresponding to glucose levels. We are using nanoparticles to enhance the color using a color sensor frequency. Then, the reading is displayed on the device. The most important advance will be in sensitivity, "said Dr. Kapur, who is also dean of research at BITS Pilani.
He said the test has been successfully tested in human samples. "We are working on the reading device is the size of a cell phone. Instead of strips glucometres use now, our machine uses a capillary (small pie hole), which will cost 2 rupees each time an analysis diabetics h / her blood, "he said.
Dr. Chandra Sekhar of ICMR, said, "We will validate the technology of July 15. This will be a breakthrough in diabetes testing." ICMR has been Rs 25 lakh in grants over two years to develop the test.A health ministry official said: "The best way to detect high blood pressure and abnormal levels of blood sugar is to carry out mass screening. This will give us a clear idea of the prevalence of diabetes in the population."
The sources said that when negotiating with companies ICMR for a million strips of diabetes, and the lowest bid received was Rs 13 per strip. "If this is reduced to less than Rs 2 will be a huge advance," he added.
International Diabetes Federation, said the prevalence of diabetes in India between 20-79 years of age is 9.2%. Last IDF Diabetes Atlas, said, "India will face the toughest fight against diabetes in the region. India also accounts for the majority of the 112,000 children in the region with type-1 diabetes."
Dhruba Lall Singh, president of IDF Southeast Asia region, said: "India is obviously a great concern." IDF said that the total number of people with diabetes worldwide in 2011 reached a staggering 366 million with 4.6 million deaths. Health expenditure on diabetes has reached $ 465 billion. New figures show the number of people living with diabetes is expected to increase to 552 million by 2030 unless urgent action. This equates to approximately three new cases every 10 seconds or about 10 million per year.
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