Gluco-Duo
Final-year Brunel University design student Oscar Daws has come up with a streamlined device that aims to vastly improve patients’ self-management of diabetes and has been selected for a prestigious exhibition on London’s South Bank.
Daws explained: “Current products treat glucose testing and insulin injection as separate processes, even though they should often be conducted together. They also nearly all rely on a large number of fiddly consumables to function. These are the main reasons behind poor management of the condition.
“My solution — Gluco Duo — is a vastly improved glucose meter that works by simply opening the cap and pushing on a pad and a connected insulin pen, which work seamlessly together via a custom smartphone app. No need for fiddly test strips or a separate finger pricker.
“The days of recording glucose readings and insulin doses are over, Gluco Duo works like you’d expect a 21st century device to and does both automatically.
“The system required the sympathetic design of apps, products and technical mechanisms in order to deliver value to both patients and healthcare professionals.”
His project is just one of more than 100 inspiring and innovative products at the Made in Brunel Exhibition, which takes place between 18 June and 21 June inclusive, at Bargehouse, Oxo Tower Wharf, London SE1 9PH. Admission is free. Further details are available at www.madeinbrunel.com.