Technology-Enabled Approach to Type1 Diabetes
Dr. Priya Prahalad, MD, a pediatric endocrinologist at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health and Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Stanford University, discusses how a technology-enabled approach to type 1 diabetes (T1D) – inclusive of onset education, target setting, continuous glucose monitoring, and remote data review – helps decrease HbA1c levels in youth and supports data dashboards that can allow medical teams to quickly identify which patients are in need of additional help, education or guidance.
Priya Prahalad, MD, is a pediatric endocrinologist at Stanford Children’s Health and Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Stanford University. Dr. Prahalad’s research interests are using technology to improve clinical outcomes and quality of life in youth with type 1 diabetes. She is leading efforts to develop a remote monitoring program for youth with type 1 diabetes. In addition, she is leading quality improvement initiatives in the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and is the site lead for the T1DX-QI Collaborative and SWEET Pediatric Diabetes Registry.