Connected Health: wearable drug delivery devices

Connected Health: wearable drug delivery devices

Looking ahead to the future of chronic disease management it’s imperative that the pharmaceutical industry remains focused on collaboratively improving medication adherence and improving patient outcomes, as this will have a positive impact on some of the most significant and costly issues in healthcare delivery. As patients and healthcare providers are increasingly looking to technology in pursuit of improved wellness – especially to manage chronic diseases – providing new, innovative approaches, such as connected health applications will be critical to truly impacting the way patients receive their care and the effective treatment of chronic conditions.

Dai-Bot: Non-Invasive and a Smart Device to Manage Diabetes.

Dai-Bot: Non-Invasive and a Smart Device to Manage Diabetes.

A multi-function device that checks blood glucose through saliva; scans/weighs food for nutrition; and recommends healthy meal options.

Dia-bot simplifies the process of managing diabetes in low socio-economic/ethnic groups; where health management is often compromised. In 3 steps, users learn about their body glucose levels and start eating healthy, eventually
1. Checks blood sugar using saliva sample.
2. Scans a digital picture & weighs the meal to check nutritional value. Back end camera, food recognition feature and digital scale are used to complete the tasks.
3. Browses and selects recommended & customized meal plans.

Diabetes: The Epidemic That Indians Created

Diabetes: The Epidemic That Indians Created

In 1995, India had 19.4 million (see table) diabetics. Within 19 years, that number had more than tripled to 66.8 million in 2014, according to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF). That makes India, home to 17% of the world’s population, also home to 17% of the world’s diabetics.

 

Sources:WHO 1,2; IDF 1,2; ICMR; JAPI

 

Another 77 million Indians are currently believed to be pre-diabetic, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research.

In 2010, diabetes stood eighteenth in the list of diseases by years of life lost, up from 31 in 1990, as per the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. Deaths attributable to diabetes grew 41% from 161,000 to 227,300 between 2000 and 2012, according to the World Health Organisation.

That increase was enough to catapult diabetes into the top 10 of killer diseases in India. The IDF pegs annual deaths due to diabetes in India at more than one million, possibly because poorly controlled diabetes brings on other killer diseases.

Diabetes in India now cuts across all age groups and geographies. Although it is more prevalent in urban areas, rural India will catch up as lifestyles change. In cities like Chennai,Delhi and Kochi, one in five adults is diabetic.

There is little doubt that India is witnessing a diabetes epidemic—brought on by Indians.