Abstract
As noted by the World Health Organization (WHO) diabetes is a silent epidemic, and by 2020 there will be a 54% rise in the total number of individuals diagnosed with this disease. Moreover, diabetes is the most prevalent chronic disease globally today. What these figures underscore is that the current approaches to prevention and management of diabetes appear to be flawed and thus not delivering the desired results. While it is well recognized that early detection and proactive management of diabetes is essential, this paper suggests a technology solution to assist a key patient frustration around diet and meal planning; namely a solution that can frequently provide reliable information, decision support and guidance to empower people with type 2 diabetes.
Highlights
Introduction and their clinical care teamCurrently, chronic diseases such as diabetes, obesity and cancer, rather than infectious diseases, are increasing and account for the largest part of most healthcare budgets, thereby placing a significant burden on healthcare systems
The World Health Organization (WHO) notes that diabetes is a silent epidemic, and by 2020, there will be a 54% rise in the total number of individuals diagnosed with this disease [1,2,3]
Based on initial data collected for a population of 100 respectively for Australia, Canada and US, we found that on running non parametric tests (Whitney-Mann U), there were no differences across gender, race or marital status regarding the various aspects of self-care, on running a Kruksal-Wallis test, results suggested that there were some significant differences in self-care that was related to education
Summary
Introduction and their clinical care teamCurrently, chronic diseases such as diabetes, obesity and cancer, rather than infectious diseases, are increasing and account for the largest part of most healthcare budgets, thereby placing a significant burden on healthcare systems. Chronic diseases are incurable and once an individual contracts a specific chronic disease, he/she must live with it for the rest of his/her life This translates into a life-long interaction with the healthcare system and ongoing monitoring and management of an individual’s lifestyle various health and wellness aspects including diet, exercise and medication intake. To do this effectively and efficiently is especially desired for by the two key stakeholders in chronic disease care, the patients. We believe responsible development of any healthcare solution should at the very least examine the possible impact of the proposed solution on access, quality and cost of healthcare, as this can have significant and far reaching consequences to an already challenged healthcare system, and we examined our preferred solution in this context
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