Russian scientists have created a mobile application “DiaCompanion” for pregnant women with gestational diabetes
Employees of the NMIC them. V.A. Almazov of the Russian Ministry of Health have developed a mobile application that will facilitate the choice of a daily menu for pregnant women with gestational diabetes.
Why is it important to monitor your sugar levels during pregnancy?
High blood sugar in pregnant women leads to the development of complications, worsening of its outcomes:
• Traumatization during childbirth due to the large size of the newborn;
• Obesity;
• Diabetes mellitus in a child.
To prevent adverse outcomes, it is necessary to keep blood sugar levels during pregnancy as close to normal as possible, which is what the developed application is aimed at.
• It predicts what will be the level of sugar in the blood after a particular meal;
• In case of high blood sugar level, the application evaluates the causes of the increase and gives nutritional recommendations to prevent hyperglycemia – an increase in the concentration of glucose in the blood plasma;
• The application is currently being registered as a medical device.
It is planned that it will be available for download to patients both for personal use and for sharing with a doctor.