The 17th Congress of the International Diabetes Federation was held in Mexico City in November 2000. Several interesting new products were shown.
AGEs build up at a faster rate in people with diabetes, and with advancing age.
AGEs posses distinctive absorbance and fluorescence properties, which are measured by the D-Tector. Fluorescence levels above a threshold may be indicative of undiagnosed Type 2 diabetes. The entire testing process takes about 30 seconds. After placing your head against the instrument, you watch a red dot in the field of vision of your left eye. Once you're properly positioned, a blue light shines into your left eye for 15 seconds and the D-Tector measures the fluorescence.