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  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Diabetes Technology
  • Health Informatics

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  • Maintaining controlled glycemic levels is difficult for individuals with insulin-treated diabetes mellitus.
  • Suboptimal insulin injections are a primary barrier to successful diabetes management.
  • Accurate insulin administration is crucial for effective diabetes care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present the functionalities and performance of Insulclock, an electronic device for improved insulin management.
  • To evaluate Insulclock's accuracy in tracking insulin injection details.
  • To assess Insulclock's potential to reduce errors in insulin administration.

Main Methods:

  • Insulclock, an electronic device, attaches to insulin pens and connects to a smartphone app.
  • The device records date, time, dose, insulin type, temperature, and injection duration.
  • Performance tests evaluated device accuracy in classifying insulin pens, detecting doses, and measuring injection duration and temperature.

Main Results:

  • Insulclock correctly identified seven types of insulin pens with 97% accuracy.
  • Dose detection showed minimal deviation, with relative errors between 3% and 7%.
  • Injection duration and temperature measurements demonstrated high correlation with external devices (R²=0.99 and R²=0.90, respectively).

Conclusions:

  • Insulclock is a novel device for tracking insulin injection dosing, timing, and omissions.
  • The device shows promise in enhancing self-management for diabetes mellitus.
  • Insulclock may assist healthcare providers, researchers, and patients in minimizing insulin administration errors.