Currents and Emerging Technologies for Diabetes Care

Emmanuel Andrès
2020 Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research  
In recent years, several technological innovations have or should in the near future become part of the daily lives of diabetic patients as non-invasive glucose sensors, connected insulin pens, intelligent insulin pumps, artificial pancreas, telemedicine, and artificial intelligence. A review of the literature dedicated to these technologies supports the efficacy of these latter in diabetic patients. Mainly, these technologies have shown a beneficial effect on diabetes management with an
more » ... ment of: blood glucose control, with a significant reduction in HbA1c; patient ownership of the disease; patient adherence to therapeutic and hygiene-dietary measures; the management of comorbidities (hypertension, weight, dyslipidemia); and at least, good patient receptivity and accountability. Especially, the emergence of these technologies in the daily lives of diabetic patients has led to an improvement of the quality of life for patients. To date, the magnitude of its effects remains debatable, especially with the variation in patients' characteristics, samples selection and approach for treatment of control groups. Abstract Introduction Worldwide the number of patients with diabetes mellitus is increasing. In industrialized countries, there are estimations that diabetes is one of the leading causes of death. Today, patient with diabetes spend time each day carefully tracking blood glucose levels, food intake and physical exercise to calculate when and how much insulin should be injected into their bodies. Living with diabetes requires constant vigilance and a strong sense of self-determination and efficacy. In this context, diabetes, as many chronic diseases, benefits from both the contributions of molecular biology and innovative therapies (e.g., new insulins, immunotherapy, stem cell therapy, intestinal microbiote transplantation), and from major advances in technologies (e.g., sensors, infusion systems, connected objects) and in artificial intelligence (e.g., Big Data analysis) [1]. Combined with the Information And Communication Technologies (ICT) and the social and educational sciences, these technological advances will revolutionize the care of diabetic patients in the future [2]. This short narrative review focuses on new and current technologies, used in the field of diabetes mellitus.
doi:10.26717/bjstr.2020.25.004161 fatcat:pqlilmppkjd45dk7shww7pk4vi