Kiss and Tell inventor's device is a painless way to catch diabetes early enough to act
Husband-and-wife team's Kiss and Tell device acts as key early warning system for Hongkongers at risk through diets high in sugar and salt
The "Kiss and Tell" test is as simple as it is clever. Just put a little of your saliva into a small blue receptacle and the line of paper next to it will indicate in minutes whether your glucose level is above normal.
It involves no pain from pricking fingers for blood, poses no risk of infection and is a key indicator as to whether you're at risk of diabetes.
It's the brainchild of Winnie Lun Yuet-seung, chief executive and founder of eNano Health, and her scientist husband, Patrick Leung. Since they met, during their university days, they have worked together developing medical devices for healthcare solutions.
Lun has been nominated by the Hong Kong Science and Technology Park Corporation for the Innovating for Good Award at this year's Spirit of Hong Kong Awards, organised by the South China Morning Post.
"Frequent body glucose monitoring, together with a healthy lifestyle may be the best medicine in preventing or treating pre- or early-stage diabetes," says Leung, who is the chief scientist at eNano.
But the main problem in Hong Kong and mainland China, says Lun, is that many people have no idea they are at risk. She cites startling statistics.