08-Feb-18, The Japan Times
Doctors at the National Center for Global Health & Medicine in Tokyo have launched the world’s first large-scale clinical study to examine whether using the Internet of Things is effective in keeping high blood-sugar levels at bay.
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The researchers have recruited 2,000 Type 2 diabetes patients who are a step short of receiving dialysis and divided them into two groups: one with a smartphone app and Internet-connected medical devices, and the other without.
In a previous study conducted by the Aichi institute and covering nearly 200 people, users of the app were shown to be more successful in lowering their blood-sugar levels than non-users.