Comparative Analysis of CGM Digital Solutions for Children and Young People with Diabetes Type 1

Abstract

The presented study is part of a research that consists of evaluating and creating a new model of dashboards used in continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), at the user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) level. The main objective is to design a solution that guarantees efficient interpretation of data glucose by users, children, youth people, their family and healthcare professionals, with mobile applications in a Portuguese context. The graphic representation in dashboards will help type 1 diabetes patients to prevent hyperglycemia or hypoglycemia that could put their health at risk, and to identify the reason for these events. This article focuses on the first phase of the study, which consisted of collecting quantitative data through two digital surveys made for parents of diabetic children. The UX benchmarking was made based on the survey’s results, which gave concrete information about the particular needs of each user. The main objective was to identify the method of recording glycemic data, electronic devices used, applications most used, and collecting information about functionalities and their importance. This analysis has the purpose of identifying and evaluating the main solutions used for these patients in order to analyze relevant solutions that contribute to this study.