Company
Date Published
Author
Wayne Carter
Word count
360
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

Couchbase was honored with the IoT Health & Wellness Product of the Year award for its support of the BD BRIIGHT™ mobile diabetes management app, showcased at the HIMSS19 healthcare event. The app enhances the management of Type 2 diabetes by utilizing connected medical devices to automatically log real-time data such as insulin and glucose levels, activities, meals, and location, offering personalized alerts and recommendations to users. Couchbase's technology facilitates secure offline data synchronization from medical IoT devices to the cloud, improving diagnostic processes and healthcare delivery. The app's clinician portal streamlines data for doctors, aiding in efficient diagnosis and treatment planning, and features a machine-learning-enabled chatbot for personalized user interactions. Couchbase's scalable and flexible platform enabled the app's successful adoption by hundreds of thousands of users, contributing significantly to diabetes management by empowering patients and clinicians with comprehensive data insights.