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…