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Maria
Diabetes (a chronic disease that affects more than 6 million people in Spain) conditions people’s lives and their daily habits. Patients have to continuously check their blood sugar, eat healthily, exercise regularly, and follow the pharmacological treatment, which in the most severe cases involves injecting insulin daily. Improving the quality of life of these patients...
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) remains one of the leading causes of vision loss in the working-age population, affecting more than a third of all people living with diabetes (IDF 2020). With this panorama of the health and economic impact of the DR, having tools and technology that already contributes to the prevention and timely detection of...
Digital health and mobile technology have transformed many aspects of clinical practice and it is expected that it will continue to expand a patient-centered approach to dealing with chronic diseases. In the case of diabetes mellitus (DM), the data suggest that mobile-based interventions and the availability of digital and real-time data by professionals can improve...
At the Salvador Zubirán National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition (INCMNSZ) of Mexico, in conjunction with SocialDiabetes, a study is being carried out on the use of SocialDiabetes technology in the care of patients living with diabetes, within the framework of current of the COVID-19 pandemic. The idea of ​​this study was born from...
Currently, adherence to insulin therapy can be one of the most difficult aspects of diabetes treatment due to multiple factors, mainly forgetfulness. A simple approach that facilitates and motivates patients to improve compliance with their daily injection program will have a direct impact on better short- and long-term glucose control, and with it, a better...