Importance and quality of eating related photos in diabetics

Abstract

Data are the crucial component of most computer based clinical decision support systems. This review focuses on data for a system which should improve everyday life of diabetics. The aim is to identify issues arising during the process of acquisition of photos of dishes obtained by diabetic patients. Solutions are proposed that will improve the quality of subsequent processing and final conclusions. This research will lead to a proposal of some guidelines that patients should follow when taking the pictures of dishes. For this purpose, a sample of 906 photos from 6 patients including meals and text records of activities was examined carefully in order to extract useful information about how do diabetics chose to record the details, how much and how long do they follow the suggestions. Based on the analysis, representative examples are presented with corresponding suggestions for each case.