As per latest WHO (World Health Organization) data, around 177 million people worldwide have diabetes and the number would be doubled by 2030.



To tackle this global health problem, Cambridge Consultants has joined hands with Philips Semiconductors to develop a prototype system, which uses NFC (Near Field Communication) to link a glucometer and an insulin pump.



NFC is an RFID-based wireless communications standard, which transmits data at a frequency of 13.56 MHz between devices situated within 10 centimeters of each other and combines the functions of a contactless reader, a contactless card and peer-to-peer functionality on a single chip.



The RFID enabled prototype would help diabetics to control the level of sugar in their blood. Using the prototype device, a patient needles his skin. Then he places a drop of blood on a test strip and puts the strip into a glucometer. A small handy device will be used to measure the glucose level of human blood.



If the Cambridge Consultants comes out successful in its mission, it would be a greater help for the millions of diabetics throughout the world and also a major boosting factor for the controversial RFID technology.









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