Smartphone-based glucose monitors and applications in the management of diabetes: An overview of 10 salient "apps" and a novel smartphone-connected blood glucose monitor

Clinical Diabetes

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 173-178

  Tran, Joseph ^a   Tran, Rosanna ^a   White, John R ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN;

APPLICATION SERVICE PROVIDER; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC DIET; E-MAIL; EXERCISE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MOBILE PHONE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84871627426     PISSN: 08918929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diaclin.30.4.173     Document Type: Article

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