A study by US researchers examines Twitter conversations about a do-it-yourself (DIY) open source artificial pancreas systems (OpenAPS)
Category: Technologies
Closed-loop technology: “It is definitely a game changer” for people with type 1 diabetes
An interview study from the ACBRD details experiences with a brief overnight trial of a hybrid closed-loop system
Behavioural diabetes and mHealth: key areas of interest at #ICBM2018Chile
Dr Amelia Lake reports on the leading trends and emerging issues at the 15th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine
Balancing the three-legged stool of diabetes care
Diabetes technology in Australia: What’s available, what works, and what’s coming?
Online counselling and diabetes
What it is and why it might be a good option for people living with diabetes
By Dr Elizabeth Holmes-Truscott
What do adults with type 2 diabetes need and want from diabetes self-management apps and internet based programs?
A new qualitative study from UK researchers suggests that digital tools such as self-management apps and internet based programs have tremendous potential but do not meet the needs of people with diabetes.
The role of distal technologies in type 1 diabetes management
A new review brings together the effectiveness, use and knowledge gaps relating to telehealth, mhealth, game-based support, social platforms and patient portals.
By Prof Jane Speight
Diabetes and apps
ACBRD (Dr Steve Trawley, Ms. Shaira Baptista and Prof Jane Speight) have recently published a conceptual follow-up to their 2016 paper that looked at mobile health applications (app) use for self-management support amongst adolescents with type 1 diabetes.
By Dr Steven Trawley
