Glucometer, the instant handheld device which tells you the level of sugar in your blood, costs around Rs 2000 to Rs 3000 and the strips associated with it costs around Rs 15 – 20 each. According to a The Indian Express report, almost 9 percent of the Indian population suffer from diabetes, and in that case, the cost involved is a huge burden. With an aim to find a solution to this issue, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) had asked technical and medical institutes in the country to bring ideas to manufacture low-cost devices. After funding 20 projects, three of them were selected to be scaled up, and BITS Pilani’s idea was the first to make it.
