Development of Diabetes Detection Equipment Using TCS3200 and PH SKU: SEN0161 Sensors

Diabetes mellitus (DM) in Indonesia in 2019 reached 10.7 million people and ranked 5th in the world. DM examination is usually carried out by checking the glucose content with invasive blood sampling. However, the drawbacks of the method are it may cause pain for the patient and psychological effects on those who fear needles. Another method of checking DM can be done on urine by looking at the glucose content through the color of the urine. Based on those problems, the diabetes and PH level detection device was designed to facilitate practitioners in identifying diabetes and measuring PH levels in urine efficiently. This study used the TCS3200 and PH SKU: SEN0161 sensors and processed them through the Arduino Uno. Accordingly, the diabetic identification was conducted by comparing the results of the dipstick test with the results of the instrument reading. Also, testing PH levels was done by comparing the readings of the PH calibration liquid with the readings of the instrument. Based on the results of testing for diabetes detection and PH levels with 10 urine samples, the accuracy of diabetic and non-diabetic readings was 100%, while the PH level testing had an error rate of 1.19%. From the accuracy and generated error values, it can be concluded that the diabetes detection tool with the TCS3200 and PH SKU: SEN0161 sensors were able to detect diabetes as intended.