Type 1 diabetes

Prediction of Blood Glucose in Human Tissue Across Days by Non-Invasive Near-Infrared Spectroscopy

J Diabetes Sci TechnolPublished Diagnostic accuracy study

Authors' conclusion

These results represent a clear step forward in the development of a practical calibration protocol for the noninvasive measurement of blood glucose.

Study context

Population
Volunteers with T1D3 trials each, ≈16 days
Participants
8 volunteers
Comparison
Noninvasive near-infrared spectroscopic glucose prediction vs reference glucose
Outcome
Standard error of prediction
Follow-up
16 trials after the initial OGTT
Methodological detailsnoninvasive near-infrared spectroscopy, repeated oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) trials per subject
  • Noninvasive near-infrared spectroscopy
  • Repeated OGTT trials per subject

Performance

As reported in the abstract

Standard error of prediction, average
2.33 mM
Standard error of prediction, range
1.12 to 4.11 mM
Mean average relative deviation between predicted and reference glucose, average
0.21 (21%)
Mean average relative deviation, range
0.079 to 0.45
Error grid values in A and B regions (6710 predicted concentrations)
96.7%

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Original publication

Prediction of Blood Glucose in Human Tissue Across Days by Non-Invasive Near-Infrared Spectroscopy. J Diabetes Sci Technol. Published 17 August 2026. doi:10.1177/19322968261475681

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