Information technology solutions for diabetes management and prevention current challenges and future research directions

Abstract

This paper presents a list of current and future challenges for Information technology in Diabetes Mellitus management. Three main research areas are identified: supporting patients, supporting health care providers, including specialists, GPs and case managers and finally supporting organizations and health care policy makers. The new technological advances in context awareness, user modelling, data mining and integrated information systems enable the design and implementation of new decision support strategies which may be effective in improving the management and prevention of chronic diseases in general and of Diabetes Mellitus in particular.