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Current Technologies in Diabetes Management

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Dr Jothydev Kesavadev, Trivandrum    24 November 2018

  1. Diabetes is a complex disease where intelligent use of technologies is indispensable in a majority of patients to maintain the quality of life.
  2. Wearable devices, such as new generation continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices, provide real time information and even alerts, well ahead of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia.
  3. More than 75% of type 2 diabetes patients and 100% of type 1 diabetes patients require technologies to successfully maintain glycemic goals.
  4. Adopting a particular technology is justified if it is cost-effective in preventing very expensive diabetic complications.
  5. With 640G and 670G in the market, the dream of closing the loop is being rapidly achieved with automated delivery of insulin.

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