Abstract
Hypoglycemia (HYPO) is characterized by low blood glucose (BG)—leading to complications such as sweating, weakness, passing-out, coma, and even death. Effective HYPO management is required to avoid complications and to increase quality of life. Recently, a noninvasive smart breathing sensor was developed for detection of HYPO in human breath (HYPOalert). The device has the ability to deliver data (via Bluetooth) to a mobile application—with the intent to support Type 1 and 2 diabetics with the self-management of their hypoglycemia. This paper presents the first two (prototype) design iterations of research and testing of HYPOalert. Twelve Type 1 and 2 diabetics were interviewed to deduce user requirements and to understand their perception and level of interest in the proposed mobile system. Outcomes informed a human-centered design process of the interactive prototype, currently under final testing. Results were positive—showing that users were very interested in HYPOalert’s use of visualization, as well as its HYPO monitoring and alert system that supports diabetes patients’ healthy lifestyle management.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 12th EAI International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare, 2018 |
Editors | Noga Minsky, Venet Osmani |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2018 |
Event | 12th EAI International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare, PervasiveHealth 2018 - New York, United States Duration: May 21 2018 → May 24 2018 |
Publication series
Name | PervasiveHealth: Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare |
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ISSN (Print) | 2153-1633 |
Conference
Conference | 12th EAI International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare, PervasiveHealth 2018 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | New York |
Period | 5/21/18 → 5/24/18 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2018 Association for Computing Machinery.
Funding
This work is supported by a NSF/SCH grant:#1502310. See: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1502310
Funders | Funder number |
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National Science Foundation Arctic Social Science Program | |
Seattle Children’s Hospital | 1502310 |
Keywords
- Data visualization
- Diabetes, Breathing sensor
- Hypoglycemia
- Interface
- Mobile health
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Information Systems
- Health Informatics
- Computer Networks and Communications
- Computer Science Applications