AWARD YEAR
2019
CATEGORY
Body
GOALS
Good Health & Well-being
KEYWORDS
wearable device, health device, prototype
COUNTRY
Denmark
DESIGNED BY
JULIE ROLAND SØRENSEN
WEBSITE
https://kadk.dk/en/project/living-better-life-type-1-diabetes
Modular Diabetes Solution
Living a better life with type 1 diabetes
This project explores the process of designing electronic self-treatment medical products that are used in the everyday life of adolescents people with type 1 diabetes. The result of this project is a modular family of self-treatment medical electronic devices designed for type 1 diabetes patients. The family consists of one blood glucose monitor device and one insulin pump device, which are modularly attached to patches that are then fastened on the users body. The patches can be placed everywhere on the body and comes in 3 types of patch materials, that fit different skin types. The blood glucose monitor measure the body’s blood glucose level with sensor technology, and the insulin pump gives the user insulin trough a small plastic pipe that is inserted into the body. The two devices communicate wirelessly and the blood glucose monitor informs the insulin pump whenever the body needs insulin.