Calibration of a Wearable Glucose Sensor

Calibration of glucose sensors proved difficult for electrodes with immobilized glucose-oxidase. The correlation between the sensitivity of the electrodes in vitro and in vivo appeared to be poor. We developed a new type of glucose sensor, based on a microdialysis system, in which an oxygen electrode is used as detector outside the body and the enzyme glucose-oxidase dissolved in water is used as a dynamic selector. The enzyme solution is pumped through a hollow fiber placed subcutaneously, before the fluid passes the detector. The glucose sensor was tested in the subcutaneous abdominal tissue of 12 healthy volunteers and 12 type I diabetic patients. Blood glucose was clamped at two levels to permit a two-point calibration of the sensor in vivo. These values correlated well with the in vitro calibration factors (r=0.949). In subcutaneous tissue the sensor measures 43 ± 9% of the blood glucose value, using the in vitro calibration factor. No differences were detected between healthy volunteers and diabetic patients.

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