Dr Neil Wright (left) and Dr Mohammed Benaissa with the technology
New technology to improve care for children with diabetes. A groundbreaking study led by research experts in Sheffield will use mobile phone technology to improve treatments and care for children with diabetes. Innovative staff at Sheffield Children´s NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Sheffield´s Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, are working on a support system for patients with Type 1 diabetes, which is being piloted this autumn. Type 1 diabetes develops when the insulin-producing cells have been destroyed and the body is unable to produce any insulin. There are 22,000 cases of Type 1 diabetes in the UK in children under the age of 16. Sufferers need up to four injections of insulin a day to maintain the body´s correct blood sugar levels, which is vital to keep a sufferer alive. But doctors are finding that due to a busy lifestyle, sufferers can forget to take their insulin, which could lead to hyperglycaemia or long-term complications.
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