A unique insight into diabetes

Cardiac Vagal Tone (CVT) is a measure of the autonomic nervous system. Its inventor, Dr Peter Julu, has been investigating diabetes and its effects on the nervous system since 1986 . In 1993 he published findings (recognised by International Diabetes Federation) highlighting that diabetes reduced vagal tone by 40%, thereby proving it to be a sensitive marker for dysautonomic conditions including diabetes.

In 2017 and 2020 Prof. C Brock at the Aalborg University identified CVT as a novel screening tool for Cardiac Autonomic Neuropathy in type 1 diabetic patients. You can see the paper here. Prof C Brock, William Harvey Heart Centre and Queen Mary’s London now leading multi-centre study using our technology (including prototype sensor-sheets) monitoring effect of next generation diabetes medication, to enable bespoke prescriptions (titration).