Open Software and Hardware Blood Glucose Analysis as a STEM Project

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

3-1-2019

Abstract

The use of open software and hardware in STEM education is advantageous due to cost effectiveness and ready availability of design and implementation information. This project, performed as part of the NJ Governor's STEM research competition, involved reverse engineering of a blood glucose analysis meter along with augmentation of features implemented in custom software. An app was created in order to access carbohydrate intake based on dietary consumption, which would then be compared to a diabetic's daily glucose level readings. Projections of biometric trends, along with identification of foods that are helpful or to avoid, can provide important feedback to the user about their personal choices. Pharmaceutical companies are increasingly limiting access to this data, so the open model is encouraged as it provides more customization and greater understanding to the user.This project can be implemented over the course of a school semester, with one or more teams of 4-6 high school or early college students working in an engineering laboratory setting. The cost of parts is under $50.00, plus a programmable microcontroller. Skills learned include: circuit reading, circuit design, parts ordering, breadboarding, soldering, database construction and management, programming language learning, microcontroller integration, and software and application design and programming. The set of tasks can be divided up among the students, but results should be shared during final implementation in order that all can benefit from what was accomplished.

Identifier

85075020467 (Scopus)

ISBN

[9781728115023]

Publication Title

2019 9th IEEE Integrated Stem Education Conference Isec 2019

External Full Text Location

https://doi.org/10.1109/ISECon.2019.8882092

First Page

91

Last Page

97

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