Friday, August 6, 2010

Prescription Tattoos to help diabetics monitor blood glucose level

Tattoos are no more just to beautify someone’s body or just way of expression. Scientists at Draper Laboratory have given tattoos another meaning. For diabetic people to keep tabs on their glucose levels. When Nanoparticles are injected into the skin it will respond to glucose in the bloodstream by light thereby letting the diabetic patient to determine if an insulin shot is necessary. This sounds amazing for tattoos can be the stroke of luck of many diabetic people.

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