Obesity and Diabetes

Diabetes and obesity body monitoring technologies to extend to remote areas

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, April 26th, 2004

BodyMedia and Saint Francis University's Center of Excellence for Remote and Medically Under-Served Areas (CERMUSA) have entered into a research arrangement that will extend BodyMedia's wearable body monitoring technologies to patients in remote areas suffering from chronic diabetes and obesity.

As part of this project clinical researcher will utilize BodyMedia's body monitors and software as well as wirelessly enabled glucose meters and weight scales to remotely monitor vital patient information such as blood-glucose levels, exercise habits, sleep quality, weight change, nutritional intake and overall compliance with programs administered by their caregiver.

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Source: Obesity and Diabetes Week (2004-04-26)

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