Technologies for Metabolic Monitoring Military Section Editorials in Diabetes Technologies and Therapeutics

Abstract : Special Congressional Interest funds appropriated for diabetes ambulatory monitoring have supported dual use research in the "Technologies for Metabolic Monitoring" program, managed by the Military Operational Medicine Research Program (USAMRMC). The U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM) integrates new knowledge and technology developed from the program into metabolic research and monitoring applications for soldiers. The Diabetes Technology Society has been a key forum for dissemination of DoD interests and research results, at the annual Fall meetings and in a Military Metabolic Monitoring section of Diabetes Technology and Therapeutics. Papers feature DoD-supported research, accompanied by editorials that highlight dual military and clinical uses of the research to promote a broader interest in technology solutions for both applications. This report includes reprints of eight MMM editorials that appeared in the journal (2004-2005). Topics include IGFI monitoring, advanced technology, hyperspectral imaging accelerometry, foot-strike monitoring, ConA-based sensors, lactate sensors, and tissue responses to implants.