Prick-Free Measurement

Providing devices and sensors that measure blood sugar without a finger prick, making children more willing to keep testing and sparing them the complications of the disease.

Children with diabetes attending King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre in Riyadh and Jeddah.

King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (Riyadh – Jeddah).

SAR 1,000,000 a year.

• Keeping blood sugar readings regular.
• Storing and recording the child's blood sugar readings for a month ahead of the routine appointment with the doctor.
• The high cost of the device and all its supplies — around SAR 6,500 a year per child — puts it out of reach for many families.

• 367 children benefited, using 9,542 sensors in a single year.
• Each child needs 26 sensors a year.
• Each sensor costs SAR 250.