
All-in-one insulin pen
Glycemic control through titration of insulin dosing remains the mainstay of diabetes mellitus treatment. Insulin therapy is generally divided into dosing with long- and short-acting insulin, where long-acting insulin provides basal coverage and short-acting insulin supports glycemic excursions associated with eating. The dosing of short-acting insulin often involves several steps for the user including blood glucose measurement and integration of potential carbohydrate loads to inform safe and appropriate dosing. The significant burden placed on the user for blood glucose measurement and effective carbohydrate counting can manifest in substantial effects on adherence. Through the application of computer vision, we have developed a smartphone-based system that is able to detect the carbohydrate load of food by simply taking a single image of the food and converting that information into a required insulin dose by incorporating a blood glucose measurement. Moreover, we report the development of comprehensive all-in-one insulin delivery systems that streamline all operations that peripheral devices require for safe insulin administration, which in turn significantly reduces the complexity and time required for titration of insulin. The development of an autonomous system that supports maximum ease and accuracy of insulin dosing will transform our ability to more effectively support patients with diabetes.

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H.-W. Huang, S. S. You, L. D. Tizio, C. Li, E. Raftery, C. Ehmke, C. Steiger, A. Wentworth, J. Liang, J. Li, J. Collins, S. Tamang, K. Ishida, F. Halperin, G. Traverso, “An automated all-in-one system for carbohydrate tracking, glucose monitoring, and insulin delivery,” Journal of Controlled Release, vol. 343, pp.31-42, 2022
Smart medication system
In this work, a smart medication system, which employs the wireless sensor network (WSN) technologies, is designed, implemented and demonstrated. The primary functions of the system include medication reminding, pill-dispensing assisting, and medication recording for the patients with chronic diseases. The proposed system, which can be easily deployed in a nursing home where many elderly people live together, consists of a master panel (MP) and seven portable smart pill-boxes (SPBs). An MP serves as a network gateway/database for the SPBs registered under the MP. Each SPB, which stores user's daily doses of pills, can independently remind the user to take medicines at specified times. The star topology is used for the communication between an MP and its seven affiliated SPBs. The tree topology is employed as the routing network among the MPs. Moreover, by using magnetic sensors, a pill-detection module is proposed for detecting the existence of pills in an SPB's pill-cell. A WSN communication configuration, which can effectively reduce packet-loss rates, is also proposed. The relationship between round-trip times (RTTs) and hop counts is measured.

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W.-W. Chang, T.-J. Sung, H.-W. Huang, W.-C. Kuo, J.-J. Chang, Y.-T. Hou, Y.-C. Lan, W.-C. kuo, Y.-Y. Lin, Y.-J. Yang, “A smart medication system using wireless sensor network technologies,” Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, vol.172, no. 1, pp. 315-321, 2011
Smart power system





