Computer Aided Treatment of Diabetes

摘要

The authors describe the role of information technology (IT) in the field of monitoring and treating Diabetes. They discuss the requirements and present an integrated approach of a supplier of diagnostic and pharmaceutical products. Integration covers hand-held blood glucose (BG) measuring devices, procedures and tools for the management and analysis of patient BG data at home, education and training, and the professional area of general practitioners and hospitals with a distinguished range of documentation and communication needs. The relevant IT trends are described and future directions of work are outlined.