Open AccessBreaking socioeconomic barriers in diabetes technologies: Outcomes of a pilot insulin pump programme for the underprivileged in Rural India
Author(s) -
Krishnan Swaminathan,
Vinaykumar Mukhekar,
Ohad Cohen
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/ijem.ijem_645_18
Subject(s) - medicine , insulin pump , type 1 diabetes , socioeconomic status , diabetes mellitus , insulin , pediatrics , rural area , government (linguistics) , pregnancy , environmental health , population , endocrinology , linguistics , philosophy , pathology , biology , genetics
To assess whether the socioeconomic and stereotypical barriers for the adoption of advanced diabetes technologies can be overcome in the underprivileged children and their families in India, predominantly from the rural areas, by providing insulin pump therapy (CSII) to deserving patients.