IMPROVE LIFE WITH DIABETES & www.diabetesmine.com/designcontest GLUCOSE GUIDE ‘An accessory that guides glucose testing equipment to the same spot on a finger, allowing those with low vision or neuropathies to test more accurately and with less frustration.GLUCOSE GUIDE ‘An accessory that guides lancets and test strips to the same s ease and testing accuracy for those with diabetic retinopathy ar ‘Those suffering from diabetes have myriad problems to deal with on a daily basis Simple and accurate testing of their glucose levels should not be one of these problems. Some diabetes sufferers have their eyesight affected by diabetic retinopathy. Their vision is poor and itis difficult to see testing equipment. These same people, and others, have their nerves in their extremities damaged by neuropathies. This makes it dificult to test for levels of glucose since it is hard to orient your pricked finger to the testing strip if you cannot feel your fingers Furthermore, a problem for nearly anyone who tests their own glucose with traditional pricking and test strips is the false reading of the test strip. This happens for a multitude of reasons. Not quite enough blood on the test strip, the test strip is not lined up correctly, or too much movement of the strip keeps a glucose meter from reading correctly. This is very difficult for users, especially since the test strips are now rendered useless. Complicating matters, test strips are the most expensive part of the testing, which puts low-income users in a quandary When it comes to what to spend their money on, food or test strips. This GLUCOSE GUIDE concept is an accessory that looks to solve all of these problems by easily guiding the lancets and test strips to the same exact spot consistently, reducing errors and helping eliminate false readings of the test strips. increasin neuropathy. = living hinges t Slide guide over testing finger and begin to fold guide along hinges Fold guide over finger’ and secure with latch 4 Multiple latching notches allow for different finger sizes and orientationsThe Glucose Guide is an individual piece of injection molded plastic that slips over any finger. Living hinges allow the piece to be folded over to enclose the user's finger. Once fastened with the folding lock, adjustable for many finger sizes, all the user needs to do is slip the lancet device into the “lancet area” molded to fit the lancet device. It fits one easy way and has an angled sidewall to steer the lancet to a hole designed ‘to accept the lancet and allow it to puncture the skin and draw a blood droplet. The size of the hale and the proper amount of travel for the lancet to penetrate are designed into the Glucose Guide so all one needs to do is slide the lancet in and press down. ‘Once the blood droplet is drawn, the testing strip attached to the glucose meter is placed in the “test strip area” sized specifically to fit the strips in one orientation. The channel guides the strip so that sample collector aligns with the blood droplet formed earlier. The user just needs to rest the strip in the channel for the few seconds the glucose meter needs, and the test is complete with no errors. This method of testing is easy, consistent, and makes handling testing supplies more managable for those with low-vision or diabetic neuropathies. This method may also be helpful for elderly users or anyone who has ever had to read an error message from their glucose meter. ‘The channel is the exact lenath of the test strip preventing misalignment and assuring an accurate Glucose test Lancet device area cars evc8 contours Signed Specialy contours specifical forthe device CG Testing strip area Testing strip slides into channel directing it to the blood droplet Pull glucose meter toward the droplet until it Dresses against guide