TY - GEN
T1 - Investigating the efficacy of using hand tremors for early detection of hypoglycemic events
T2 - 62nd Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, HFES 2018
AU - Zahed, Karim
AU - Sasangohar, Farzan
AU - Mehta, Ranjana
AU - Erraguntla, Madhav
AU - Lawley, Mark
AU - Qaraqe, Khalid
N1 - Funding Information:
This publication was made possible by the NPRP award [NPRP 10-1231-160071] from the Qatar National Research Fund (a member of The Qatar Foundation). The statements made herein are solely the responsibility of the author[s].
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PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Diabetes is a prevalent condition affecting millions of patients globally. Some diabetic patients suffer from a deadly condition called Hypoglycemia (sudden drop in blood glucose levels). Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGMs) have been the most pervasive tool used to track blood glucose levels but these tools are invasive and costly. While early detection of hypoglycemia has been studied, current approaches do not leverage tremors; which are a primary symptom of hypoglycemia. A scoping review was conducted to understand the relationship between tremors and hypoglycemia, and to document any efforts that utilized tremor signatures non-invasively to detect hypoglycemic events. Findings suggest that hypoglycemic tremors are a medium frequency tremor, more resistant to hypoglycemic impairment than other symptoms, and have not been fully explored yet. This paper also documents the work in progress to utilize a novel wearable device that predicts the onsets of hypoglycemia using hand tremor sensing.
AB - Diabetes is a prevalent condition affecting millions of patients globally. Some diabetic patients suffer from a deadly condition called Hypoglycemia (sudden drop in blood glucose levels). Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGMs) have been the most pervasive tool used to track blood glucose levels but these tools are invasive and costly. While early detection of hypoglycemia has been studied, current approaches do not leverage tremors; which are a primary symptom of hypoglycemia. A scoping review was conducted to understand the relationship between tremors and hypoglycemia, and to document any efforts that utilized tremor signatures non-invasively to detect hypoglycemic events. Findings suggest that hypoglycemic tremors are a medium frequency tremor, more resistant to hypoglycemic impairment than other symptoms, and have not been fully explored yet. This paper also documents the work in progress to utilize a novel wearable device that predicts the onsets of hypoglycemia using hand tremor sensing.
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M3 - Conference contribution
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T3 - Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
SP - 1211
EP - 1215
BT - 62nd Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, HFES 2018
PB - Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Inc.
Y2 - 1 October 2018 through 5 October 2018
ER -