Aplicativo para coleta de dados para pessoas acometidas por diabetes mellitus

Abstract

This course completion work deals with the creation of an application for storing and monitoring the evolution of blood glucose values, based on an analysis of information about Diabetes Mellitus: a disease that exists in two main variations, characterized by problems in production or absorption of insulin in the body. Insulin's main function is to transport glucose into the cells, where the sugar is transformed into energy for them. With the impairment of insulin production or absorption, there is an accumulation of sugar in the blood, which is observed by measuring the blood glucose present in the bloodstream. Therefore, for the treatment of Diabetes Mellitus, there is a need to monitor blood glucose values, as very high or very low values can have momentary consequences, in the form of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia. In the long term, lack of glycemic control can have serious consequences for the person affected by this disease, including a high risk of heart attack, the possibility of blindness and even limb amputation. To avoid these complications, controlling glycemic values is very important, helping to monitor the body's condition, thus being able to adjust food and/or insulin administration. When developing this application, the main information that can influence the treatment of the disease will be considered, such as the variation in blood glucose levels at certain periods, how the body reacts to certain behaviors and the most common methods to keep this disease under control. With the application configured to receive these values, the information acquired in this work is used to create a graphical and textual interface, which can display graphs depending on the imputed values and mathematical operations, or statistical metrics.