There is a new invention from Google that helps diabetics take glucose levels. Instead of having to prick our fingers, Google is currently in the process of making contact lenses that can warn you when your glucose levels are rising or falling.

A small light is installed with many other small chips embedded into the lens. When your blood sugars are either high or low, the small light will look like a piece of glitter flashing, and will be visible to the user wearing the special new contacts. It turns out that a certain fluid needed to scan your glucose levels when taking blood is found in higher amounts in a single teardrop or in the fluid part of the eye.

How is this possible?

Compared to taking a small drop of blood from a finger, the tear fluid from eyes is actually more efficient. In a description of the product, it’s proven that blood itself does not carry the particular fluid that is needed to scan your glucose levels when just a small drop is withdrawn.

If I were to personally obtain this product, I would definitely be interested in trying it out and reviewing positive and negative side effects of the contact lens. Being a diabetic, I hate having to prick my fingers. Most of my fingers are often sore, so a simple contact lens would be an improvement. Because I also use prescription contacts, using these contacts would not be a major deal.