Artificial intelligence, diabetes experts combine forces for blood sugar management study

Smartphone app being improved to better help patients control their type 1 diabetes

By Franny White January 10, 2023 Portland, Oregon

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Pictured here are OHSU staff involved in developing the DailyDose app and organizing the clinical trial, from left: endocrinologist Leah M. Wilson, M.D., diabetes research assistant Deborah L. Branigan, biomedical engineer Clara Mosquera-Lopez, Ph.D., and scientist Peter G. Jacobs, Ph.D. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

Smartphone app for diabetes management

Pictured here is the DailyDose app being displayed on a smartphone and the related diabetes tools with which it works: a glucose sensor transmitter and a smart insulin pen. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

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New diabetes clinical trial

Oregon Health & Science University biomedical scientist Peter G. Jacobs, Ph.D., secord from left, and OHSU endocrinologist Leah M. Wilson, M.D., left, are leading a new clinical trial that will evaluate how well people with type 1 diabetes can manage their blood sugar levels with the help of OHSU’s artificial intelligence-powered DailyDose smartphone app as well as professionals who specialize in diabetes education or behavioral health. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

Peter Jacobs, Ph. D. (OHSU)

Leah Wilson, M.D. (OHSU)