System May Help Rural Diabetics
posted 10/23/02
A new device may be just what the doctor ordered for diabetic patients living in remote rural areas. Researchers at the University of South Alabama in Mobile are testing Cybernet Medical's data collection system, MedStar, to see how accurately it can transmit glucose level readings from patients at home to the health-care providers in the office. The MedStar unit is already in use in Alabama to monitor patients with hypertension. "Diabetes is an epidemic disease in the rural South," said Carl Taylor, interim director of the Office of Emerging Health Technologies. "We know that daily monitoring helps patients with diabetes maintain appropriate drug, diet and exercise regimens. Unfortunately, few rural patients can frequently interact with their healthcare providers. We hope to show that Cybernet's MedStar device, when implemented into a comprehensive program, can eliminate the distance barrier by giving healthcare providers useful, daily updates on a patient's glucose levels, blood pressure and weight. This facilitates proactive treatment action, resulting in fewer emergency responses and hospitalizations."
Source: United Press International.
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