WORKSHOP ON ENGINEERING DIABETES TECHNOLOGIES

The IFAC Workshop on Engineering Diabetes Technology is born out of the necessity of finding a space to discuss and share the latest technological advances in the area of diabetes management, aiming to bring together senior, young researchers, and industry

Diabetes is a major health issue that has reached alarming levels. According to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), today more than half a billion people are living with diabetes worldwide. Diabetes is a serious long-term or “chronic” condition where high glucose levels occur either because the body is not able to produce any or enough insulin (Type 1 Diabetes, T1D) or cannot effectively use the insulin it produces (Type 2 Diabetes, T2D). Glycemic control in diabetes remains a challenge, with a low portion of adults with the condition achieving an A1c target of <7%, despite the availability of modern glucose-lowering agents, modern insulin analogs, the improving accuracy of glucose monitoring, the widening use of intensive insulin therapy (IIT), and emerging use of closed-loop (AID) and decision support systems (DSS). While new technologies have proven benefits in avoiding diabetes-related complications and may have reduced excess mortality in some populations, excess mortality and complication rates remain higher in people with diabetes when compared to the general population.

This situation continues to pose challenges to scientists and engineers in the field, who work towards improving the life of people with diabetes, proposing technological novelties that can be transferred to the industry and reach people affected by this disease.

EDT is co-organized by the Instituto ai2 of the Universitat Politècnica de València (Spain), the University of Virginia (USA), and the University of Bern (Switzerland).

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