BodySite Now Launching the Diabetes Solutions Kit
A Big Problem. A Much Needed Solution.
Type 2 Diabetes unequivocally remains one of the greatest threats to American health today. Over 37 million individuals are suffering with diabetes in America, over 28 million individuals are pre-diabetic and a tragic 100,000 individuals die from complications relating to diabetes every year [1][2].
Lifestyle and daily routine play a big part in blood sugar levels and diabetes management, but when you look at the average lifestyle of an American, scrolling social media has replaced exercising, food delivery has replaced home cooked meals and remote work and automation has replaced labor intensive work. The lack of exercise and the reliance on quick, cheap and sugar-filled foods, among other poor lifestyle choices, has caused millions of people to suffer from insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome and eventually in too many cases, type 2 diabetes.
Our society has actually become sicker over the last century even with advances in healthcare. We live in a generation that has everything available to them at their fingertips, but struggles to grasp the one thing we need: adequate healthcare and lifestyle intervention for conditions like diabetes.
Something has to change. But what if the same technology that is part of the problem, is also part of the solution? We can’t change the way the world operates, but we can increase patient compliance with diabetes treatment and lifestyle change if we leverage technology.
The best way to achieve this is to combine hardware, software and provider guidance to achieve improved patient outcomes. In other words, patients need remote connected devices such as blood pressure cuffs and glucose monitors, combined with a platform that syncs that data to a healthcare provider, and finally the help and support of a care team like yours.
Enter BodySite’s Diabetes Box.
By combining the power of BodySite’s HIPAA-compliant remote patient care platform with automated patient education tools and remote connected devices, you and your patients will be more equipped than ever to implement healthy lifestyle changes to aid in the fight against insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome and diabetes.
You asked, and we listened. BodySite is now launching the Diabetes Solutions Kit during National Diabetes Month! The latest in innovative Boxed Care Solution technology that allows you to monitor, guide and support your patients with diabetes.
“It’s a clinical solution in consumer-friendly packaging.”
Our new Diabetes Solutions Kit simplifies diabetes care for your practice and improves the experience for your patients managing their diabetes every day.
The new box takes advantage of the powerful iGlucose Blood Glucose Meter which can remotely monitor and track blood sugar for patients with diabetes, pre-diabetes, or who are at risk of diabetes, all inside of the BodySite platform.
The iGlucose meter shares real-time data with your practice through BodySite each time a patient takes a blood glucose reading using the meter, without the need for patients to manually enter blood glucose readings into BodySite.
The Kit works perfectly with our “Mediterranean Diet for Diabetes” plan which guides patients through a practical heart-healthy eating plan that helps with blood sugar and diabetes management. However, with any Box from BodySite, you can choose whichever plan fits your practice and your patients best.
The Diabetes Solutions Kit Includes:
- iGlucose Blood Glucose Meter
- Smart Scale
- Water Bottle
- Protein Shaker
- Printed Materials
- Fitbit (optional)
- Blood Pressure Cuff (optional)
A study conducted to investigate effective self-management education and support for diabetes patients found that “educational reinforcement using technological devices such as mobile applications has been highlighted as an enabler of diabetes self-management and it could be employed as an intervention to alleviate identified gaps in diabetes self-management.” [3]
In other words, in order for patients to succeed at managing their diabetes, providers need to give them the education, technology and tracking tools to guide their care. All of which can be found on a remote patient care platform like BodySite.
Recommended Pairing for the Diabetes Solutions Kit
The box and the remote connected devices inside of it can only be effective through pairing it with a plan or program for your patient. BodySite recommends pairing the Diabetes Solutions Kit with the Mediterranean Diet for Diabetes.
The Mediterranean diet helps to promote blood glucose stability in order to improve symptoms associated with diabetes. In studies surrounding the Mediterranean diet, it has been shown that the factors that lead to metabolic syndrome and insulin sensitivity are well-managed when patients have tools needed to comply with a Mediterranean diet approach.
Using the Mediterranean diet approach, you’ll help patients cut back on fried foods, sweets, sugary drinks, and anything salty or fatty. Your patients will focus instead on consuming lots of veggies, whole grains, lean protein, low-fat dairy, fruit, and healthy fats.
A mediterranean diet is a healthy-eating plan that helps patients control their blood sugar. Key benefits of this style of eating include:
- High in nutritionally balanced foods
- Promotes blood glucose stability
- Anti-inflammatory in nature
- Plays a role in insulin secretion and gut microbiota [4]
Customizations
BodySite’s content management system technology allows you to prescribe your patients any plan in seconds, including your own custom plan.
Here’s a list of other complete turnkey plans that serve as great pairings for the Diabetes Solution Kit…
- Mediterranean Diet
- Low-Carb Restricted Diet
- Gluten Free Mediterranean
- DASH Diet
- Paleo
- Gluten Free
- Plant-Based Diet
Additionally, the Diabetes Solutions Kit can be customized with options such as the addition of a blood pressure cuff and/or Fitbit. If you have other requested customizations, talk to our boxed care solutions team here.
You Are The Key to Patient Success in Managing Diabetes
The right tools and technology are essential to treating diabetes, but your patients are looking to you to provide that to them. Your knowledge, expertise and vetting of the program they need is what is going to ultimately move the needle when it comes to your diabetes patients’ goals and overall health.
Allow your diabetes patients to get the full experience of BodySite through implementation of the Diabetes Solutions Kit.
Learn more about the full Diabetes Solutions Kit solution at this link. And be sure to take advantage of our Early Black Friday Savings before prices increase!
SOURCES:
- https://diabetes.org/about-us/statistics/about-diabetes#:~:text=Diagnosed%20and%20undiagnosed%3A%20Of%20the,seniors%20(diagnosed%20and%20undiagnosed)
- https://www.reuters.com/world/us/exclusive-us-diabetes-deaths-top-100000-second-straight-year-federal-panel-urges-2022-01-31/#:~:text=Jan%2031%20(Reuters)%20%2D%20More,the%20fight%20against%20HIV%2FAIDS
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6550406/
- https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/8/2236/htm