📢 Exciting News! 📢
I’m thrilled to share that our paper, "Smart Compression Sock for Early Detection of Diabetic Foot Ulcers" has been published in Sensors MDPI! As the first co-author, my journey began in mid-June with an incredible team—Julia Billings, Julia Gee, and Dr. Hussein Abdullah.
🧦 About the Sock
Our innovative smart sock combines temperature, plantar pressure, and blood oxygen sensors to detect early signs of diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). It connects to an app that displays data every five seconds and alerts users when thresholds are exceeded.
📊 Key Findings
Through rigorous statistical analysis, we identified significant physiological changes related to activity type and sensor location, highlighting the sock’s clinical sensitivity. These promising results pave the way for future research and large-scale clinical trials to validate this technology's impact on diabetic care.
🙏 Acknowledgments
A huge thank you to University of Guelph, our project advisor, Dr. Hussein Abdullah, and the rest of the team—Faith Proner, Tarynn Smallegange, and Caleb Janhunen. Special thanks to Zeyad Ghulam for his help with the sock's circuit redesign.
We’re excited about the potential of our research to enhance diabetic care and prevent foot ulcers.
📖 Read it in Sensors: