Quality, value-based diabetic care is necessitated in the comprehensive management of diabetes. This project seeks to educate caregivers on various diabetes-based healthcare technologies that are available for use in the comprehensive management of diabetes. Several diabetes-based technologies have been developed. Glucose meters and continuous monitoring glucose monitoring devices are examples of revolutionary diabetic technologies that helped bridge the gap in diabetic care during the transition to home-based care. These technologies provide the groundwork for caregivers to remotely monitor blood glucose, thereby optimizing diabetic care. Besides, Vieira et al. (2020) assert that the integration of glucose monitoring devices in telecare ensures optimal glycemic control. These devices thus maintain significance in improving the quality of diabetes patients and preventing long-term consequences of the disease accustomed to poor glycemic control. Other technologies in diabetic care that augment these technologies and have found considerable use in remote monitoring of blood glucose include insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitoring-insulin pump devices.
Another goal of this project is to outline how these technologies enhance the quality of diabetic care. As the global prevalence of diabetes grows, there is an increasing need to maintain safety in the wake of a growing number of patients. Therefore, healthcare systems across the globe are confronted with a high number of patients requiring quality care. Remote monitoring of blood glucose using various available diabetes-based healthcare technologies provides a framework for providing quality and effective diabetic care. These technologies allow caregivers to provide care to a high number of patients without having to be in the same physical space as these patients. Through these technologies, cross-boundary care is made possible. These technologies also bridge the gap in diabetic care accustomed to geographical separation and proximity, thus addressing traditional healthcare problems of poor access to care and healthcare disparities that face some areas (Lim et al., 2021). This reinforces the need for healthcare providers to know these technologies.
Lim, L.-L., Lau, E. S., Fu, A. W., Ray, S., Hung, Y.-J., Tan, A. T., Chamnan, P., Sheu, W. H., Chawla, M. S., Chia, Y.-C., Chuang, L.-M., Nguyen, D.-C., Sosale, A., Saboo, B. D., Phadke, U., Kesavadev, J., Goh, S.-Y., Gera, N., Huyen Vu, T. T., Chan, J. C. (2021). Effects of a technology-assisted integrated diabetes care program on cardiometabolic risk factors among patients with type 2 diabetes in the Asia-Pacific region. JAMA Network Open, 4(4). https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.7557.
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