This is a two-year capstone project with the design objective to decrease negative health effects for diabetics experiencing nocturnal hypoglycemic events. The team identified, through months of research, that vital sign changes strongly correlate with a hypoglycemic event. For example, a diabetic's body temperature drops and they will begin to sweat in the beginning stages of a hypoglycemic event. At this point in the project, the design will consist of wearable sensors to measure changes in vital signs (heart rate, body temperature, sweat, and blood pressure). The team decided to use a Heart Rate sensor, Pressure cuff, a thermistor, and a galvanic sweat sensor. The plan is to create two separate housings for the sensors. The thermistor and pressure cuff will be located on the upper arm/armpit area and the sweat and heart rate sensor will be housed on a finger. At the moment, the team is configuring the sensors through Arduino and Raspberry Pi. The goal is to alert the end user of a potential hypoglycemic event by creating algorithms to detect changes in vitals. To find out more information, check out the attached PowerPoints and the ongoing project report.
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