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Rapid and early detection of pathologies for screening purposes is not always easy with traditional methods. New low-cost optical techniques that are suitable for preventive detection and, more specifically, for developing countries must be developed. The objective of this work is to propose UV-VIS fluorescence of hair as a promising technique for a simple and rapid preliminary diagnosis of type II diabetes. In this work, we analyzed 130 hair samples taken from volunteers of different ages at the Habib Thameur Hospital in Tunis, Tunisia. These samples were analyzed clinically beforehand, and 50 were classified as healthy acting as a control, 24 were classified as low-level diabetics with a glycated hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c)
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