Development and Verification of Insulin Injection Administration Support System for Preventing Aggravation of Advanced Age Diabetic

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26750214
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
• Research Institution: Soka Women's College
• Principal Investigator: KAMEDA TAE (米田多江) 創価女子短期大学, その他部局等, 准教授 (50363726)
• Research Collaborator: HIGUCHI Masahiro ; WATANABE Toru ; YOKOYAMA Shigemori ; ICHIMURA Hiroshi ; HIRAI Aizan
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 高齢者見守りシステム / インスリン療法 / コミュニケーションロボット

Outline of Final Research Achievements

With the rapidly increasing number of elderly diabetes patients, improper insulin self-injection due to dementia is an emergent issue. Therefore, we have developed a monitoring system for insulin self-medication. The system includes two sensors in a box containing the insulin injection. Data from these sensors is uploaded to a server via the internet, and can be accessed by professionals such as medical doctors, nurses, and home care workers, in order to provide support to the patient. In addition, the system also includes a communication robot which announce the time of insulin injection and support the insulin injection. Then, user can inject insulin more smoothly and can be healed by communicate the robot.

Free Research Field

地域医療福祉情報システム学、福祉工学、ロボット工学、ソフトウェア工学