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Sampling technology for managing diabetes

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Diabetes is a critical health problem. More than 30 million Americans have diabetes – but 23 million of them, according to the CDC, are undiagnosed. It is estimated that 30% of the overweight adults have diabetes – and most diabetics are overweight. So what technologies are viewed as useful for the millions with diabetes?

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Five smart clothing technologies for older adults

Aging in Place Technology Watch

As consumers wear the underwear, sensors in Myant’s SKIIN brand fabric send data back to a corresponding app. Siren Care. "An injury-detecting sock could help people with diabetes prevent amputations. category tags: wearables, smart watch , wearables , AgeTech , dementia care, cognitive decline. Learn more. Sensoria Health. "

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Technology Can Help Make Medication Management Smarter

Aging in Place Technology Watch

First, a simple app solution can help. Setting a calendar entry (no app required) or downloading a medication reminder app can help users avoid missing their medication. Free apps, like Pill Reminder (iPhone) and PillsOnTime (Android) also track missed doses. category tags: medication management. per month.

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Technology brings care to home for chronically ill patients

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Type 2 diabetes, coronary artery disease, atrial fibrillation, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, congestive heart failure, stroke, and chronic wounds are seven diseases where technology has been used to manage care for patients with promising results. Preferred functionalities to manage remote care.

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Five pivotal posts from Aging and Health Technology Watch March 2022

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Note the top trends that matter this Many changes underway in the enabling tech categories for older adults – including the importance of tech for home care agencies – not just the apps for the workers, but for care recipients, such as remote monitoring. Hearing aid users need smartphones and apps.

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Five Offerings from the Boston Connected Health Conference 2018

Aging in Place Technology Watch

At the heart of our system is a cross-platform, personal health records app that uses SMART on FHIR to provide users with seamless access to all of their health records. When the user takes a pill out of the packaging, the corresponding electronic trace breaks and the device transfers the data in real time to the user's App and/or your Hub.

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A New Way to Keep Insulin Cool This Summer

Insulin Nation

How many people with diabetes forgot about a vial of insulin in a hot car or in the outside pocket of a backpack until it was too late? To combat this, Germany-based solar energy engineer Amin Zayani has designed a portable, dog tag-sized device that tracks the fluctuating storage temperature of a medication’s environment.

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