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Smart contact lens monitors sweetness of diabetics' tears

By Alice Klein

24 January 2018

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How sweet are your tears?

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What鈥檚 that twinkle in your eye? A contact lens for people with diabetes contains a tiny light that lets them know if their sugar levels get too high.

Diabetes affects the body鈥檚 ability to regulate a type of sugar called glucose. If blood sugar levels aren鈥檛 properly monitored, they can creep up and damage organs.

People with diabetes can monitor their sugar levels by pricking their finger and testing their blood with a glucose meter, but many find this painful and inconvenient.

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