Research Article
Hypoglycemic Detection by Human Breath: A Mobile Health App that Alerts Diabetics of Low Blood Glucose
@ARTICLE{10.4108/eai.23-3-2018.162220, author={A. Faiola and H. Vatani and M. Agarwal}, title={Hypoglycemic Detection by Human Breath: A Mobile Health App that Alerts Diabetics of Low Blood Glucose}, journal={EAI Endorsed Transactions on Ambient Systems}, volume={6}, number={18}, publisher={EAI}, journal_a={AMSYS}, year={2019}, month={12}, keywords={Hypoglycemia, diabetes, breathing sensor, mobile health, interface design, data visualization}, doi={10.4108/eai.23-3-2018.162220} }- A. Faiola
H. Vatani
M. Agarwal
Year: 2019
Hypoglycemic Detection by Human Breath: A Mobile Health App that Alerts Diabetics of Low Blood Glucose
AMSYS
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.23-3-2018.162220
Abstract
Low blood glucose (BG) or hypoglycemia (HYPO) can lead to severe health complications such as weakness and unconsciousness. To avoid problems BG self-management is needed. We developed a non-invasive breathing system (HYPOalert) to detect HYPO in human-breath, that sends warning alerts and data visualization to monitor progress. This paper presents two HYPOalert prototype iterations with testing results. Of 14 Type 1/2 diabetics tested, only 10% were pleased with existing monitoring systems and 85% expressed interest in using HYPOalert more than 20x a day. The usability study showed that 92% agreed-strongly agreed with the HYPOalert design, including color/menus/navigation/typography; and 64% felt positive about the apps consistency, flexibility, and info architecture. A post-test survey provided a satisfaction score: 6.64/10, with an open-ended interview showing that HYPOalert could positively impact lifestyle practices, self-managing, and help advance an understanding of the disease.
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