Title :
An integrated system for assisting the diagnosis and management of diabetes
Author :
Chang, Chao-Yun ; Tang, Shih-Tsang ; Lin, Hsiao-Yu ; Chan, Yu-Hao ; Chu, Li-Chun ; Lee, Tsung-Chieh ; Young, Shuenn-Tsong
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Yuanpei Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Taipei, Taiwan
Abstract :
Diabetes mellitus is a common and precarious chronic disease, which affects cellular metabolism and energy production. The condition is divided into types I and II; the most common form is type II diabetes, which is an adult-onset disease. Blood glucose testing is crucial to diabetes control, and it is effective in reducing the risk of complications and improving life quality. Unfortunately, both elderly patients and their caregivers find it difficult to monitor glucose levels long term. This study developed an integrated system for organizing and combining home glucose measurement, data transformation, and information integration. The developed system prompts diabetics to measure their blood glucose regularly at home, and provides remote caregivers with complete patient information for diagnosis and tracking. This aids in the improvement in diabetes control, thereby increasing the social activities and life quality of diabetics.
Keywords :
biomedical telemetry; cellular biophysics; diseases; embedded systems; geriatrics; information resources; medical diagnostic computing; medical information systems; sugar; telemedicine; adult-onset disease; blood glucose testing; cellular metabolism; chronic disease; data transformation; diabetes control; diabetes mellitus diagnosis; elderly patients; embedded system; glucose level monitoring; information integration; integrated system; life quality; remote caregivers; social activities; Biochemistry; Blood; Diabetes; Diseases; Life testing; Patient monitoring; Production; Remote monitoring; Senior citizens; Sugar;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2003. Proceedings of the 25th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7789-3
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2003.1279547