
Saaketh V. 2025 | BASIS Independent McLean
- Project Title: How does the Efficacy Drop as Size Drops
- BASIS Independent Advisor: John Winchester
- Internship Location: Glycosa
- Onsite Mentor: Pradeep Karla
Those with diabetes or other blood glucose conditions are recommended to regularly check their blood glucose levels as often as once a day in order to monitor their health, but the current common method for at-home blood glucose monitoring is using a handheld glucose monitor that uses the prick method where it collects a small sample of the patients blood, which unfortunately has certain issues. First, accuracy, as concerns over the accuracy of these sensors has arisen especially in the extremes of the range of blood glucose levels. Along with that, compliance is a factor, with a study showing less than 60% of patients reporting good compliance with Self Monitoring of Blood-Glucose SMBG. However, different alternatives like non-invasive blood-glucose sensors and Continuous Glucose Monitoring devices are either being developed or exist in the market. Their compliancy and accuracy rates are different, and so I will analyze different factors including accuracy as compared with lab tests and patient compliance to determine overall effectiveness of the sensor type. I will do this through trials of the devices to find accuracy rates and surveys of users of the sensors to determine compliancy rates. With this research, I hope to determine which form of sensor best fits the needs of patients recommended at-home blood glucose monitoring based on their needs.