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Today, the solution to managing a disease or improving health is generally to do more. Count more calories, watch your carbs, download an app, take your medicine, go to the gym, jump on a bike, and don’t forget to manage your career, check on your parents, spend time with your family, invest in savings, walk the dog…
We are expected to do more, but the power of digital health is in
the promise of less.
Diabetes can be a constant and unpredictable juggling act: managing medicine and writing down or “logging” every dose, then monitoring blood sugar, watching diet and exercise. Doctors and nurses are meant to help and guide, but they often lack reliable, accurate information.
"We are expected to do more, but the power of digital health is in the promise of less."
Smart insulin pens are one way we can reduce the day-to-day hassle. By automatically recording how much insulin someone has taken and when, people with diabetes have one less thing to do. Manual “log books” are replaced with accurate, reliable information. It may sound simple, but the impact is significant.
Share This Share ThisOver their lifetime, a person with type 1 diabetes will take around 65,000 insulin injections2
But this is only the beginning. When it comes to health, the situation is urgent. Far more than a gadget that we’ll forget about next month, digital solutions are needed to help shape and improve society by giving everyone a healthier and happier life now. But the true great opportunity is to think differently about what we are asking of people – ask less and get more.
And hopefully, calorie-free ice cream one day too.
By Kristen Gail Andersen, worked in educational communications around technologies for diabetes management
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