Innovative technologies offer new tools for DM in rural and underserved areas.

The possibilities presented by teleconferencing equipment and Internet-based applications are well-known, but scientists are now looking at the value of wearable devices that can transmit specific data regarding body functions such as energy intake and expenditure, and even sleep. The idea is to arm diabetics, the chronically obese, and disease managers with the kind of real-time information that can influence lifestyle choices when they really count.