Good news for diabetics: The painful finger prick tests used to measure blood sugar might become a distant memory. Now researchers say tears could provide that same information… The University of Michigan research team is not alone. MSNBC reports Jeffrey LaBelle, a biomedical engineer at Arizona State University, has collaborated with the Mayo Clinic to develop tear glucose monitoring technology with a simple device.

Huffington Post, 11/14/11

Tags: Endocrinology / Diabetes