Feasibility of blood glucose estimation from real time monitoring

Author

Sidley, Matthew ; Venkataraman, Jayanti

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Microelectron. Eng., Rochester Inst. of Technol., Rochester, NY, USA

fYear

2013

fDate

7-13 July 2013

Firstpage

2055

Lastpage

2056

Abstract

The present work demonstrates the feasibility of estimating blood glucose using a microstrip antenna in a wireless system where the antenna is strapped on a diabetic patient´s arm. The antenna is connected to a network analyzer that is automated to make measurements every 15 seconds. The antenna response is monitored in real time and analyzed to correlate changes in the S11 frequency response to blood glucose concentration levels. The measured shift in the resonant frequency with changes in the glucose level has been interpreted in a Clarke error grid to demonstrate feasibility.

Keywords

biomedical communication; blood; diseases; microstrip antennas; network analysers; patient monitoring; sugar; Clarke error grid; blood glucose estimation; diabetic patient; microstrip antenna; network analyzer; real time monitoring; time 15 s; wireless system; Antenna measurements; Antennas; Blood; Frequency measurement; Real-time systems; Resonant frequency; Sugar;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2013 IEEE

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

ISSN

1522-3965

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-5315-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2013.6711686

Filename

6711686