Diabetes management in children is more complicated than in adults.Factors such as hormonal changes, food, exercise or stress are not easily controllable by specialists.Therefore, through the 'Emminens Econecta' platform, a new online pediatric care service has been launched to children who have this pathology that will help family members take better control of the disease that their child has.
Every year around 1,000 new cases of diabetes are detected in Spain, currently affecting almost 30,000 children under 15 years.Its incidence has doubled in the last 20 years which has required more support and perseverance of specialists for proper surveillance of patients.Thus, the website ‘Consulpediatra’ provides the possibility of carrying out personalized and distance monitoring to improve diabetes control, always as a complement to face -to -face consultations.
“It is much simpler than patients adhere to treatment through online consult”, Explained the pediatrician specializing in children's diabetes of the International Hospital Medimar in Alicante, Emma Albiñana.
Face -to -face visits will be reduced with this new support, a continuous and personalized monitoring of the child can be monitored.It also helps in diabetes management, improves communication with parents as they can consult the specialist at any time of the day and obtain an answer in less than 24 hours.Among other features, patients can also see the number of face -to -face visits reduced, helping to lighten the waiting lists and solve doubts at the time they are presented.
"The use of a technological platform such as Emminens allows to manage a lot of information and visualize it from different graphics," Albiñana clarified.The download of the measurements data will allow to detect the frequency with which there is a certain alteration.On the other hand, this expert has stressed that for parents it will be very easy to download the data and that the consultation is kept open through messages in a closer and individualized way.
Thanks to the online consultation, parents also have access to a therapeutic education adapted to the needs of the child.In addition, specialists can change insulin doses depending on glycemia, food and physical exercise performed by minors.