Our project aims to provide a non-invasive option for monitoring diabetic glucose levels. Diabetics have to prick their finger and check their level of glucose every time they eat, drink, or snack. This gets aggravating and results in diabetics not pricking their finger because it is painful. Therefore, they are not properly monitoring their health. The Diabetic Breathalyzer uses Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Sensors to measure the concentration of acetone found in the breath. Increase in breath acetone concentration is directly related to the increase of ketones, which are present in diabetics when their blood glucose concentration rises. The idea of using breath analysis for clinical diagnosis is well-known but is still under extensive research. This is due to the difficulty in making the breath readings as accurate as the current method of blood glucose meters. For the sake of this project, we aim to provide a range of healthy versus unhealthy values for the user. Once the sensor reads the acetone concentration, it will send the results via Bluetooth to the users smartphone device for tracking and logging. Our device will be a noninvasive, user friendly and low-cost option for diabetics to monitor their health.
