Diabetes Digital Health and Telehealth

Book excerpt: Diabetes Digital Health and Telehealth explains, from technologic, economic and sociologic standpoints how digital health and telehealth have come to dominate the management of diabetes. The book also includes information on improved telemedicine tools and platforms for communicating with patients, reviewing medical records, and interpreting data from wearable devices. In addition, evolving wearable sensors such as continuous glucose monitors, closed loop automated insulin delivery systems, cuffless blood pressure monitors, exercise monitors and smart insulin pens are covered. Covers advances in the fields of digital health and telehealth, including research methods, relevant types of evidence, and viable endpoints for assessing the clinical and economic benefits of digital health and telehealth for diabetes Discusses improved telemedicine tools and platforms for communicating with patients, reviewing medical records and interpreting data from wearable devices Analyzes information gaps, research methods, relevant types of evidence, and viable endpoints for assessing the clinical and economic benefits of digital health and telehealth for diabetes