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SUGAR FREE – Footwear f or diabetic people. 
 Diabetes mellitus
is one of the main public health problems in the world. It’s also one of the diseases thatimpacts the patient in a directly or indirectly way because of its relation to other diseases.This causes the decrease of the patient’s life quality and even death. One of thecomplications that a diabetic person develops is the series of vascular alterations(problems in arteries and veins) that affect every organ in the body. This kind of alteration, when presented in the foot zone, is known as “diabetic foot”. Its maincharacteristics (among others) are the loss of sensibility, an increase in the time the foottakes to recover from wounds, and it may even result in the partial or total amputation of the foot (every 30 seconds a person loses a part of the foot because of diabetes, makingthis disease the first cause of non-traumatic foot amputation worldwide).Even though nowadays diabetes is still not curable, a person with diabetes can have anoptimal life quality and can prevent or decrease the risk of complications associated withdiabetes, provided they modify their lifestyle (exercising and developing better eatinghabits) and having a regular glucose level monitoring. “SUGAR FREE” seeks theintegration of some of the basic needs for taking care of the “diabetic foot”. First, it proposes the use of a non-invasive technology available and approved by the FDA(Federal Drugs Administration, U.S.A.) that measures the glucose levels through sweat,avoiding the uncomfortable – yet necessary – puncture needed for glucose-through-bloodmonitoring). The new technology within “SUGAR FREE” makes an estimate of glucoselevels in the sweat and warns the user of any important alteration of the normal glucoselevels through a color-system. It shows 3 different levels with 3 colors: red (more than120mg/dl), green (between 120 and 60mg/dl) and blue (less than 60mg/dl). These results,among others like the daily exercise level, are frequently monitored and stored in a smallmemory space located within the outer sole. This data can be later transferred to any
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computer for its analysis as graphics of the information received throughout the day,indicating the patient the need of a better care. It can also help as a registration for thedoctor in charge of the patient in order to give a more objective evaluation that allows a better control of the disease.The ergonomic factors of the tennis shoe are optimal, having the same necessarycharacteristics used for specialized diabetic footwear like higher heels, wider andseamless vamp and an insole that allows perspiration. “SUGAR FREE” main material isa translucent plastic that allows humidity to escape the shoe and avoid its entrance,seamless vamps and, at the same time, capable of indicating the users’ foot health throughcolors.In conclusion, “SUGAR FREE” gives a reading of the foot health state, preventing andshowing statistic data of the foot, avoiding future complications. This can lead to a better life quality, self-esteem, disease control and the prevention of foot amputation.
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