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Diabetes is often referred to as a disease without serious repercussions, despite the large number of people who suffer from it and the conditions it can cause in the event of poor self-management of the disease or poor follow-up. Diabetes one of the most common and well-known diseases in people’s day-to-day lives, often talked about in street conversations, family lunches, conversations in waiting rooms, etc. This is evidence that in many cases diabetes has been overlooked and is treated as “a mild disease which I don\u2019t need to pay much attention to because it can\u2019t affect me seriously”<\/em>[1]<\/a>. This myth is completely false and it is a disease that should not be underestimated. Today, Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a chronic disease that requires a very good metabolic control to prevent or slow down possible long-term complications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But what exactly is diabetes? Diabetes is a metabolic disorder manifested by an abnormal rise in blood sugar levels. This abnormality can be caused by insufficient production of insulin by the pancreas, or by a misuse of this hormone by the body. There are three types:  type 1[2]<\/a>, type 2[3]<\/a> and gestational diabetes[4]<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) there are currently more than 460 million people suffering from it, and in recent years its incidence has increased. Currently in Catalonia there are around 600,000 diagnosed cases, affecting about 8% of the population over 15 years of age and about 20% of people over 65 years of age.[5]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among the tools used today by people with diabetes are mobile apps, which help to more accurately monitor the disease, by calculating the level of carbohydrates in meals, glucose levels, doses of insulin to be administered, offering dietary information to ensure the right amount of “sugar\u201d is ingested, providing guidelines on physical exercise, and so on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These apps offer functions can monitor and record data (blood sugar, weight, medication, etc.), schedule alarms, establish a record of meals, transfer data information between users themselves and even share the information with the healthcare professional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Many of these features have been revolutionary in controlling this chronic disease. Below is a description of the advantages and new possibilities offered by each of these features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Control and recording of data<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most, if not all, applications offer this functionality as their primary tool. These apps enable the recording of blood sugar, weight, medication, etc., usually synchronized with capillary blood sugar measuring devices (finger pricks), and they even, allow readings with subcutaneous sensors, thus facilitating data logging and avoiding transcription errors. Having all the data recorded and classified over time makes it easier to read through graphs and reports, enabling a better understanding of the health situation and allowing information to be shared with the corresponding healthcare professional. Usually with the nurse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n