New therapies, better monitoring, and technological revolution applied to healthcare represents an historic opportunity to improve the lives of diabetic patients. Recent advances have enabled more meaningful monitoring of blood glucose values with the advantages improved optimal insulin dosing and delivery. This review highlights important developments that the healthcare sector has undergone as far as technologies for diabetes care is concerned.
Diabetes is a complex, chronic condition and it is estimated to affect around 422 million people globally (WHO, 2014). Despite significant therapeutic advancements, a person with diabetes experiences physiological, cognitive, and psychological burdens. Emerging technologies in the fields of insulins, glucose monitoring, medication delivery, data management, and decision analysis are now aiming to solve these burdens in the following ways: New…