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Beta Watch

Submitted by shayp on Sun, 07/04/2021 - 15:58

Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) is a lifelong illness that requires careful management of blood glucose levels and lifestyle choices. This illness especially impacts young adults, who need to learn to manage their illness while learning to take on independence and responsibility during their transition to adulthood. Beta Watch's solution addresses the need for a way for young adults recently diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) to help manage and monitor their symptoms to reduce the stress and burden caused by T1D. Their solution is a medical storage accessory that can be attached to a mobile phone. The Beta Watch case will safely and discretely house all the daily essentials that a T1D patient needs. This solution is paired with mobile application recommendations to raise awareness of existing tools that will help T1D patients manage their illness.

Student team
Anne Garner
Brendan Ball
Abhay Bohra
Honglam Van
Victoria Eng
Mentoring team
Laura Smith, MS (Novo Nordisk)
Hannah Sattler, MS (Novo Nordisk)
Soyoung Kang, PhD (Mechanical Engineering)
Year
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