An iOS mobile app that communicates with a prototype of a smart insulin syringe to record insulin delivery and provide better diabetes management to patients.
Documenting insulin injections in a timely manner is onerous for patients, can be error-ridden, and lead to misinterpretation of the doses. If these errors lead to insulin overdose, a condition called acute hypoglycemia may result. Hypoglycemia is a sign of a health problem commonly found in diabetic patients which refers to an abnormally low blood sugar level in the body. Severe cases of hypoglycemia may cause unconsciousness, seizure or may even lead to death. A smart syringe that accurately records insulin doses and an app that notifies patients to take bolus and basal doses in a timely manner could avoid hypo/hyperglycemia. The data captured by the smart insulin syringe is sent to a mobile device using Bluetooth technology. The recorded data can be viewed by the patient in Apple's Health app, the patient can also share the health records during health checkups.
- OS: Macintosh Operating System (macOS 10)
- Integrated development environment (IDE): XCode 9
- Programming Language: Swift 4
- Database: Core Data, framework provided by Apple for iOS apps
- iPhone 6+ (iOS 11 or above) used for testing the app
- Core Bluetooth framework for app to interact with BLE device
Following diagram shows the high-level architecture of the mobile app.
