As a technology Entrepreneur, Doctor, and Patient, this video is the future that I dream about. Easy access to my medical information that I can interact with, video conferencing with the medical team, easy access to clinical trials, easy prescription reminders and renewals. I'm not sure exactly why the patient in the video with type 1 diabetes is taking only pills but I like to dream that it is because of a partial cure that at least eliminates insulin shots.
Currently, technology companies like Duet Health, the company that makes EndoGoddess App http://www.duethealth.com are numerous and are making products that are not all connected, however, I would like you to know that just about all of these companies are banking on a future such as the one in this video. We are all starting to develop partnerships, so that all of the products can work together in a harmonious fashion that allows life with diabetes to be easier.
This is not going to happen overnight. And, we need the patient voice to continue the important advocacy work of speaking up. Yes, just speaking up for what you like and don't like about the products helps to shape the future and move things faster to the vision in this video.
So, here are my recommendations for how YOU can help make this video a reality:
1. Participate in using technology products as frequently as you can.
2. ALWAYS submit comments and letters and blog posts with your honest opinions.
3. Reach out to the companies that make your favorite products and offer your opinions and help so that the future that they are shaping is one that you want.
4. Repeat, repeat, repeat...what you have to say will always be new to at least one person and what you have to say is never done until there are no more 'new' people.
- Jennifer Shine Dyer MD, MPH
drjenshinedyer@gmail.com
Columbus, Ohio
- Founder, EndoGoddess LLC
- Chief Medical Advisor, Duet Health (Eproximiti)
- Blog/website: http://endogoddess.blogspot.com/
- Website: http://www.duethealth.com/
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifershinedyer
- Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/EndoGoddess
- YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/drjenshinedyer
