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One of the most important and ubiquitous public health problems on the globe is diabetes. The fact that there is now no known treatment for diabetes makes it frightening, therefore, patients must learn to control their condition through regular monitoring to make sure their blood glucose levels stay balanced.

Cut to chase:

Medical science has reached its zenith in the past decade. In India and around the world, readily accessible technology and products are essential for ongoing health monitoring. With a range of new science and technological advancements, diabetic devices and anti-diabetic products continue to hold the promise of making diabetes easier to control.

Today, we’ll talk about a few innovative new health-related gadgets and products that not only impress the diabetologist but could also inspire and motivate people with the disease, who are seeking for ways to simplify their lives and make it easier to manage their own health.

1. Glucometer

These days’ glucometers are easier to use than ever. The glucose meter measures the amount of glucose present in any solution, in this case, blood. It is important to measure even the low blood sugar symptoms

For the patients, it is important that the glucose test be as painless and unobtrusive as possible. including advanced glucose meters, continuous glucose monitors (CGM), and insulin pumps.

Modern, advanced glucometers are entirely painless. Now, blood glucose levels can be measured directly from the skin without a prick and a messy procedure using artificial intelligence and sensor fusion. Skin sensors, transmitters, and a smartphone app record the monitored data daily and transfer the same to your diabetologist.

Continuous glucose monitoring is a wearable device that measures glucose around the clock.
A tiny sensor will be automatically inserted under your skin on either your arm or your abdomen. Your intercell glucose level, or the glucose present in the fluid between cells, is measured by the sensor.

CGM is not for everyone. But is it for you?
Erratic unstable glucose levels
wishing to lower their HbA1c levels

2. Glucometer strips

Available with the glucometer kit, this is the basis of a sugar test at home. It is the corridor that suckers up your blood blob. Blood glucose reacts with a glucose oxidase-containing enzyme electrode in the strip (or dehydrogenase) to give you a reading.
The glucose reaction generates an electrical signal when the strip is placed into the meter. The glucometer is calibrated so that the number shown in its digital readout reflects the strength of this electrical current; the higher the number, the higher the sugar levels!

3. Artificial sweetner

Everyone finds it difficult to manage their sweet tooth; “khaane ke baad kuch meetha ho jaye?” but type 2 diabetics must be especially careful about how much sugar and other carbohydrates they ingest. Hence, there are sugar substitutes or commonly called sugar free:

Artificial sweetning agents or sugar substitutes are of 2 tyes:
Nutritive These provide calories and can affect your blood sugar.
Nonnutritive These provide little to no calories will not raise your blood sugar
To name a few sucralose, saccharin, aspartame, stevia, erythritol, acesulfame potassium (this is the one in diet soda), and many more.

Let’s understand the benefits of these:

• Maintains blood sugar status
• Does not cause weight gain
• Prevents tooth cavities

Risks:

Don’t overuse it. The brain becomes tolerant of sugar substitutes and may even cease to react when there has been a real instance of sugar overload.

4. Diabetic Friendly Chappals

Orthopedic and diabetic footwear is made to reduce the symptoms of various foot conditions, including those caused by diabetes. They improve gait (walking pattern), cushion the foot properly for motion comfort, and aid in deformity correction. They should be ideal for both indoor and outdoor use.

Diabetics who experience burning feet may eventually develop ulcers and gangrene.
Wearing footwear with a specific design can help reduce this risk by encouraging healthy circulation in your feet.

A few mandatory features of diabetic friendly chappals include:

• Relieves Foot Pain.
• Skin friendly, enhance comfort and protection
• Provide Arch Support
• Increases blood circulation
• Prevents slipping

  

 

5. Skin nourisher and moisturizer :

Dermatologists advise that proper skin care is essential for managing diabetes. Diabetes dry skin, infection, an open sore, or a wound that won’t heal can all be avoided with proper skin care.
You can treat and avert skin changes by taking good care of your skin.

Having diabetes frequently results in extremely dry skin. Skin cracks have the potential to form, widen, and bleed. Your chance of getting a serious infection rises as a result of these deep cracks. Keeping your skin moisturized helps to make it flexible and supple.

6. Blood pressure Measurement:

Diabetes hardens blood vessel walls, restricting blood flow – as a result, raising blood pressure. Diabetic hypertension is a real problem. High blood pressure has the potential to either cause or exacerbate a wide range of diabetic complications, including diabetic kidney disease, diabetic eye disease, and even stroke.

7. Pulse Oximeter :

Pulse oximetry may not be the best method for determining the blood oxygenation level in people with type 2 diabetes. The partial pressure of O2 is overestimated when blood HbA1c levels are elevated, indicating that a blood gas analysis may be required for type 2 diabetic patients to see the real picture when treating hypoxemia.

Type 1 diabetes patients have low blood oxygenation levels. Keep an oximeter by your bedside to keep an eye on any subtle changes.

8. Thermometer :

Skin temperature monitoring is essential for diabetics. Dermal thermometry has become a useful tool for predicting the onset of ulceration in diabetic neuropathy who can detect high-temperature differences between their feet. Normal thermometers are very useful while fever monitoring due to any cause and diabetics should keep it handy.

9. Weighing scale :

Weight management in diabetes is crucial. Two kinds of weighing scales, one for the kitchen and one for the bathroom, are a must for diabetics. Weighing your meals strictly maintains the diet. Use the other scale wisely to closely monitor your body weight.

 

Remember, do not obsess over weighing scales and numbers. Stressing out is even worse for diabetics.

10. Heating mats :

Heating pads, electric blankets, hot water bottles, or even extremely hot baths can all be relaxing and soothing, but for someone with diabetes, they can be dangerous.

For easing body aches, joint pains, muscle cramps, and stiffness, heating pads are a convenient and simple solution. It provides heat therapy, which ultimately helps our body relax, and this heat therapy offers a soothing effect to the region where it is applied. Diabetic neuropathy can cause numbness, which can ultimately lead to the loss of touch and temperature sensations in your hands and feet. This may lead to unintentional burns from heating mats.

 

Conclusion :

Diabetes is a lifestyle disease and can be controlled if you are motivated in doing so.