GlucoScan wins Rep. Deborah K. Ross’ 2022 Congressional App Challenge in North Carolina’s Second District

When asked what inspired the creation of GlucoScan, the students said, ”My mother developed gestational diabetes which later transposed into Type-2 Diabetes when I was born; it was always a burden since I was the cause of her diagnosis. When I was given a chance to explore computer science, I knew the first thing I wanted to create was a device that can reduce my mother’s use of the pricking mechanisms (needle-intrusive methods). Therefore, I found a noninvasive salivary glucose method through programming and using the smartphone’s Bluetooth capabilities to detect salivary glucose levels. As my sister developed Type-2 Diabetes as well (from a familial history of Type-2 Diabetes and Prediabetes), I knew that launching the GlucoScan App was the only way we can monitor and actively track her glucose levels.

Secondly, I also want to solve the diabetes prevalence in North Carolina. Along with the nonprofit organization I created (www.stemable.net), I want to help through actual medical means as well; the motivation to use GlucoScan in low-income communities will hopefully lower the progression of Type-2 Diabetes or overweightedness to prevent a continuous onset of this disease. Many friends and families of mine each year die from a lack of support from medical care providers or simply neglect their bodies because of how complicated complex glucometers can be, GlucoScan aims to remove this stigma and ease users into using GlucoScan for better access to detection services.”