Using Mixtures of Experts on the GlucoWatch (R) Biographer
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چکیده
Glucose monitoring helps diabetic patients manage their blood glucose levels. Diabetics who carefully control their blood glucose levels can signi cantly reduce the number of long-term complications in diabetes [3]. Presently, diabetics estimate their blood glucose level by obtaining a small amount of blood with a nger stick, followed by external analysis of this blood sample for glucose content; the external analysis of the blood sample is performed by devices such as the HemoCue (R) clinical analyzer (HemoCue, AB, Sweden). The nger stick method is accurate, but it is also painful and inconvenient, particularly when the patient must determine blood glucose levels multiple times per day. In addition, the irregular timing of the nger stick method may result in an increased incidence of hypoglycemia [3]. Continuous noninvasive measurement of glucose is expected to reduce the long-term complications of diabetes, while minimizing hypoglycemia and inconvenience.
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