in balance (diabetes)

8/9/2019 In Balance (diabetes)

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Official Entry

Brenda Villegas | Montclair State University | [email protected]


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Why does great design matter so much in the lives of

people with diabetes?


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all the poking and injecting


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I prick myself 6 times a day, and pain free would be a lot

easier for me to manage my diabetes


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blood testing , dealing with needles, carrying around piles

of equipment and cumbersome record keeping this is

just some of the work people with diabetes deal with every

single day


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Too invasive, too clunky


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integrating the function of multiple devices into one so

that we dont have to carry around so many pieces of

gear


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we need a significant improvement on our ability to

manage our disease


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ultimately that helps the patient big time


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Heres a solution


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In BalanceHomeostatic System


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Rather than rely on archaic methods of

monitoring glucose levels and

administering insulin,

the In Balance Homeostatic System

works to alleviate some of the burdens

in the lives of diabetics using

available and currenttechnology.


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Quality of life is the primary focus ofIn Balance.

With advancements in biotechnology, nanotechnology,

micro-arch

itecture and electropharma, t

heres

absolutely no reason why diabetics shouldnt have a

better quality of life.


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Sub-dermal glucose monitor

Researchers have already developed Radio Frequency ID

chips (RFIDs) the size of a rice grain, and super thin

shrink-wrap brain implants made from silk.


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Taking inspiration from this, In

Balance would use a sub-

dermal glucose monitor to

manage diabetes.


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The tiny RF-monitor could be

implanted anywhere in the

body and would

continuously monitor

glucose levels.


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Sub-dermal glucose monitorUsing radio frequency, the

sub-dermal glucose monitor

would wirelessly send data

to smart phones and

personal computers.


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Sub-dermal glucose monitorThis not only eliminates having

to prick your fingers many

times a day to check

glucose levels, but also aids

in record keeping, since thestats could then be

organized and displayed in

an app.


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Family members and loved

ones could also have access

to the info so that everyone

in your support team isinvolved and aware.


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This benefits children and

adults because its always

easier to manage diabeteswhen you have people in

your corner.


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If your glucose levels should

spike at any point of the day

or night, you, and those in

your circle, could be alerted

immediately.


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Sub-dermal glucose monitorFurthermore, if they should

spike while you are sleeping,

everyone including an

emergency medical

response team could bealerted.


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Basal ImplantInstead of administering basal

insulin through pumps, In

Balance would use a sub-

dermal implant rod, the size

of a matchstick, similar to

what is currently used to

administer other kinds of

hormones.


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Basal Implant

Your doctor could easily inject

the insulin rod once every

six months to a year,

depending on your needs.


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Basal Implant

The rods eliminate having to carry around and be

attached to clunky devices, while still providing long-

term continuous base level insulin as the body slowlyabsorbs them.


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Sublingual Insulin Tablets

Instead of correction shots, In

Balance would use fast

acting sublingual insulin

tablets for pre-prandial or

post-prandial doses.


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The RF-sub-dermal glucose monitor, the insulin implant rod

and the sub-lingual insulin tablets, free diabetics from

chores of blood testing, dealing with needles,cumbersome record keeping and carrying around piles of

equipment.


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They are tools that help manage diabetes while you wait

for


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your new printed pancreas.


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rinted Pancreas

Advancements in regenerative medicine and micro-

architecture have allowed scientists to develop 3D Bio-

printers.


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Printed Pancreas

Using inkjet technology, and the patients own stem cells, In

Balance would apply these to print a new pancreas.


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Printed Pancreas

Since the cells used would be your own, rejection is no

longer a problem as with other transplants.


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All the while, the sub-dermal

monitor can reassure that your

new pancreas is workingproperly.


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No longer science fiction, all the

components of the In Balance

Homeostatic System are

achievable, possible,

attainable, and within the

realms of our capabilities.


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Innovative.


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Modern.


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Convenient.


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Ease the dis-ease.


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In Balanceh

elps you get on with

your life.


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