Teens with diabetes may soon be able to keep better track of their medications by using their cell phones.
Dr. Jennifer Dyer, a professor at the Ohio State University School of Medicine, has invented an iphone application that sends reminders to young patients with diabetes.
"If adolescent diabetes patients do not adhere to their treatment and medication plan, it can result in difficulty concentrating in school or functioning throughout the day," Dr. Dyer said in an Aug. 10 ScienceDaily article about her innovation.
Statistics show a significant increase in diabetes among adolescents and teens, with many experts identifying rising rates of childhood obesity as the cause of this troubling development
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