• Dtsch. Med. Wochenschr. · Mar 2023

    [It's a new world: Improvement of diabetes therapy through digital and technical innovations].

    • Markus Menzen.
    • Abteilung für Innere Medizin, Diabetologie, Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
    • Dtsch. Med. Wochenschr. 2023 Mar 1; 148 (6): 288293288-293.

    AbstractMedical progress is increasingly characterized by digital and technical solutions that improve and facilitate treatment of our patients. Especially diabetes therapy is an ideal field for digital and technical solutions. The complexity of insulin therapy with the need to take multiple variables into account is a brilliant example for the use of digital support processes. This article gives an overview of the current state of telemedicine during corona pandemic and diabetes Apps to improve mental health and self support in people with diabetes as well as to simplify documentation. In the field of technical solutions at first continuous glucose monitoring and smart pen technology will be presented with their potential to increase time in range, reduce the frequency of hypoglycemia and improve glycemic management. As next topic automated insulin delivery as current gold standard and possibilities to further improve glycemic control in future. Last wearables in the diabetes field to improve diabetes therapy as well as the management of diabetes complications. All these aspects show the importance of technical and digital supported therapies for treatment and glycemic management in people with diabetes in Germany.Thieme. All rights reserved.

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