HelpAround Uses Mobile Technology to Connect Diabetics Who Can Help Each Other
Diabetes is a serious condition that millions of people struggle with daily. Non-diabetics often don’t realize the difficulties of monitoring the condition and how easy it is for people to make mistakes that can end in serious harm to their bodies. HelpAround is a cool product in technology that wants to make these mistakes a non-issue for diabetics everywhere. HelpAround is a mobile application that diabetics can download and use to get help whenever they find themselves stuck in a bad situation. For example, HelpAround users can get assistance if they lose their meter or run out of glucose tabs. This cool product attains help for its users through crowdsourcing. According to HelpAround, roughly one in ten people suffer from some form of Diabetes. Diabetics are often in crowded areas when unexpected problems arise. HelpAround uses GPS to find other diabetics nearby who might be able to help a user who is in trouble. By having a large network of diabetic users on HelpAround, people can support each other whenever one of these sticky situations occurs. Users who believe their HelpAround app has trouble connecting with other nearby users may have connection problems on their phones and require smartphone IT support. Read more »
