HBKU develops app to benefit diabetics in region

A team at the College of Science and Engineering (CSE) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) has developed an application tailored to benefit people with diabetes in the region.  

The application caters to Middle Eastern cuisines, whereas the majority (if not all) of food applications in the market, do not incorporate regional types of food,” said an Assistant Professor at the CSE, Dr. Marwa Qaraqe (pictured), who has developed the application along with her team.  “This limits the use of such applications in the Middle East. In addition, the developed food recognition application has been integrated into my Remote Healthcare Platform for Diabetes Management which automatically time-stamps details of a user’s food intake on their continuous blood glucose curve,” she said.