AiperMotion 500 |
The results
of a feasibility study conducted by University of Sheffield researchers have been published online. The
study investigated the use of a mobile device to help people with Type 2
Diabetes to lose weight and control their HbA1c. To find out what HbA1c is, please click here.
The
AiperMotion 500 is a portable device which monitors an individual’s physical
activity and allows the individual to enter the food they have eaten / the
calories they have consumed. The device then gives pictorial feedback on the
individual’s energy balance for the day. Participants in the current study
generally found the device easy to use and acceptable for use in their everyday
lives. Some individuals in the study successfully lost weight and / or reduced
their HbA1c, although this should be interpreted with caution as the numbers
were small (27 in total). The research team plan to use the findings to inform
a larger scale study to determine whether a similar mobile device could help
people with Type 2 Diabetes control their weight and HbA1c levels.
A number of
researchers and clinicians were involved in the project, including members of
the Telehealth and Care Technologies theme of CLAHRC YH and the nutrition team
at The University of Sheffield.
The full
text can be accessed for free via this link.
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