Jenny Egerter, Hunter Hutchinson
There are many people like our client who are beginning to suffer from visual impairments as a consequence of long-term diabetes. Current diabetes management care is not compatible with this visual impairment, especially for people who have different body types and don’t insert their needles the same depth and angle as current insertion products on the market. Our device has allowed our client to insert her needle on her own at a consistent angle and depth taking her visual impairment into account and has allowed her more independence on her diabetes management care process. Since the components of the device were designed into Solidworks, the device’s angle and depth can be easily adjusted, resulting in the potential to reach different clients in an effort to aid others in their insertion process as well.