ICT&health March 28, 2025
That wearables, with all their built-in sensors, can make a valuable contribution to the monitoring – and (earlier) detection – of (chronic) conditions has been researched and proven many times before. A recent study looked at the potential that smartwatches can offer for monitoring and managing type 2 diabetes.
For the study, data collected, and stored, by a smartwatch about the wearer’s physical activity was linked to a health app. The goal of the study was to determine whether a combination of monitoring through the smartwatch and stimulation through the app could support type 2 diabetes patients in adhering to exercise regimens. As is well known, regular, preferably daily, exercise such as walking or other sports, has a positive effect...