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Diagnosing diabetes mellitus from smartphone-based vascular signals

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A need exists for rapid, cheap and noninvasive diagnostic tests for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Now, a smartphone-based photoplethysmography screening test has been reported to detect T2DM based on a novel digital vascular biomarker, distinct from blood glucose, analysed with deep learning.

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DCK is a consultant to Dexcom, Eoflow, Fractyl, Lifecare, Novo, Roche, Samsung and Thirdwayv.

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Klonoff, D.C. Diagnosing diabetes mellitus from smartphone-based vascular signals. Nat Rev Endocrinol 16, 681–682 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41574-020-00433-6

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