BioVoice News October 2017 Issue 5 Volume 2 | Page 37

app is a revolutionary Diabetes Management Program that seamlessly connects clinician with diabetic patients. It is a technology platform which enables either a caregiver (clinician, hospital) to launch an integrated diabetes management program or in future would enable an insurance company to launch diabetes insurance. The cost of our platform is not to the patient but to the hospital or to the insurance company. Cost effectiveness of mobile apps Mobile and E-health applications provide safe and fast access to information for both clinicians as well as patients. Moreover, they enable better care for patient’s health and help create a partnership between the doctor and the patient who has the knowledge and facilitate decision- making regarding treatment. These apps are often dubbed as efficient, cost- effective and secure methods for the use of information and deployment of advice. In terms of diabetes management and costs arising from the long-term complications incurred by this condition (e.g. cardiovascular disease, strokes, retinopathy, nephropathy, and amputations), policy makers and health care providers continue to focus on identifying self-management interventions that improve diabetes care and patient related outcomes. Prior research has shown that diabetes self-management education and support improve haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels by as much as 1%, reduce the risk of developing debilitating and life-threatening complications, and have a positive effect on other psychosocial and behavioural aspects of diabetes. Innovating digital diabetology The socio-economic strata of newly diagnosed diabetics are quite astounding. The average age of diabetics is coming down, the prevalence in rural and urban population is increasing year on year, the lifestyle is becoming more and more sedentary, combined with unhealthy eating habits the managed of diabetes is becoming more and more challenging. There is clearly an urg ent need to fight this epidemic at a BIOVOICENEWS.COM 37