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According to a recent study conducted by the Center for Connected Health, parents of children with diabetes dig the idea of using a mobile phone to collect and transmit the child’s blood sugar readings to a doctor, to help manage their child’s diabetes.
Here’s the recap of the findings (from the press release):
- 69.3% of the parents of children with Type 1 diabetes (n=125) and Type 2 diabetes (n=77) had a “very positive” response to the proposed mobile phone glucometer (blood sugar or glucose monitor) prototype.
- 27.7% reported they would “definitely sign up” for the prototype mobile phone glucometer service, and another 27.7% reported they would “probably sign up.”
- Overall, parents expressed most concern with access to their child’s provider, with 84.9% of parents wanting shorter waiting times and 78.7% easier phone access to their physician.
- 77.8% stated they would like to be able to contact their provider via email to discuss their child’s diabetes.
Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases in children and adolescents, with about 151,000 people below the age of 20 years old having diabetes. In that sense, we like the idea of using mobile (and any other for that matter) technology to help parents deal with the disease…
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
