Meetoo Danny, Wong Louise, Ochieng Bertha
Programme Leader, MSc Diabetes Care, University of Salford.
Advanced Practitioner-Diabetes, Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Salford Royal Foundation (NHS) Trust.
Br J Nurs. 2019 Jan 24;28(2):110-115. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2019.28.2.110.
New ways of measuring blood glucose bring hope of easing the burden of diabetes management for patients living with the conditions. The smart tattoo is an innovation that represents a nascent nanotechnology, which is designed to be implanted within the skin to provide continuous and reliable glucose detection for individuals diagnosed with diabetes. The potential benefits of the smart tattoo are compelling not only due to the potential of these nanodevices to prevent diabetic complications and decrease the related social costs, but also due to ease of use and relative user comfort. However, despite the advantages of the smart tattoo, it is important that health professionals, in embracing nanotechnology, understand the ethical implications of using these innovative devices.
测量血糖的新方法为减轻糖尿病患者的管理负担带来了希望。智能纹身是一项代表新兴纳米技术的创新，它被设计植入皮肤内，为糖尿病患者提供持续可靠的血糖检测。智能纹身的潜在益处令人心动，这不仅是因为这些纳米设备有预防糖尿病并发症和降低相关社会成本的潜力，还因其使用方便且相对舒适。然而，尽管智能纹身有诸多优点，但医疗专业人员在接纳纳米技术时，了解使用这些创新设备的伦理影响非常重要。
