According to the most recent WHO estimates, 422
million individuals suffer from diabetes around the world – and that figure is steadily
growing. That means that 1 person in 11 must manage the severe
condition on a day-to-day basis, which may lead to amputation, kidney failure,
heart attack, or stroke. Here are 3 ways diabetes will be managed in the
future:
Digital
Contact Lenses
Even though the search engine Google halted in the
development of Google Glass, its augmented reality glass, they didn’t give up
on blending technology and vision. Novartis and the search engine giant signed
a contract to cooperate on the creation of the digital contact lens that was patented
in the year 2014. According to their plans, through this lens, it is possible
to gain more data from the digital realm plus it has the ability measure levels
of blood glucose from tears as an extra benefit.
Gamification
Isn’t it more exciting to make the diabetes creature
satisfied than to boringly measure levels of blood glucose? There already are
companies that leverage on your inner child. These will include incredible
applications for phones which may assist you in efficiently managing diabetes.
An Austrian company, MySugr, released a multitude of apps which may add a
bit of gamification to traditional diabetes management applications. Watch the
app in action: https://youtu.be/BTWqq1EZWFs
Artificial
pancreas
Basically, the artificial or bionic pancreas will
replicate a healthy version of how the organ performs on its own, and it’ll
enable patients with diabetes to live a simpler life in a sustainable way. This
device has the ability to constantly measure blood glucose levels and decide on
the insulin delivery. Boston University engineers created a bionic pancreas
system which uses continual glucose monitoring in conjunction with subcutaneous
generation of both rapid-acting insulin, as well as glucagon as instructed by a
computer algorithm.
Leading
Management Solutions is a healthcare management solutions company providing
assistance and resources to healthcare management. Contact us today at (407) 674-1916 or visit www.lmshealthpro.com to learn more.
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the Author:
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