Modern technology in diabetes treatment - what is new?

Abstract

Technique is more and more employed in a management of patients treated for all diabetes types. Modern technical approach is particularly helpful in following areas: selfmonitoring, insulin delivery and patients safety (prevention of serious hypoglycaemia occurrence) but can be helpful in the monitoring of nutritional intake or physical activity as well. There is a trend to use smart phones in diabetes management for example as receivers for continuous glucose monitoring. By using mobile applications (which can be installed into smartphones) patients data analysis can be provided too. Modern devices are constructed nowadays to use preferentially wireless technology. In this article innovations, currently available in the Czech Republic for insulin pump treatment and glycaemic selfmonitoring are discussed.