How mobile tech can tame diabetes

 07-Dec-15, Techonomy 

Diabetes, one of the world’s leading causes of death and disability, afflicts over 400 million people. Many new technologies are being developed to address this global epidemic, but those with the greatest impact will likely be low-cost mobile solutions that can be applied in emerging markets.

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Over three-quarters of the world’s diabetics live in low- and middle-income countries. China and India have the largest number of cases; the disease also rages in Brazil, Mexico, Indonesia, and Bangladesh. As incidence continues to increase in most of the emerging world, patients and healthcare systems face mounting pressures.

Many new technologies, including disease management apps, connected medical devices, and telemedicine platforms, can help ease the burden. So can emerging capabilities in data science and genomics. 

Yet for the hundreds of millions in emerging markets, the newest gadgets and most cutting-edge services are too expensive. Low-cost public health and disease management programs, on the other hand, are becoming increasingly possible and effective as mobile penetration soars around the world.

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