Remy: The Diabetic Wearable

Overview
In the United States, teenagers neglect treatment for their type 1 Diabetes because they find it difficult to administer insulin or are ridiculed by their peers. Remy is a wearable device that aims to facilitating the administration of insulin while creating a pleasant experience for the teen.

Role
Research, Ideation, Product Design

Research
The original concept was to create a wearable to help manage a child's insulin dose. However, our research showed that children rely on their parents to administer insulin. Teenagers on the other hand, were on their own and most likely to neglect or incorrectly administer insulin. At this point we had to pivot from our initial concept and build for a different audience.

Concept
We wanted a product that was discrete, non intrusive, and simplified the steps it took to administer insulin. To do this, we combined a glucose meter along with the insulin pump so that testing and administration required no additional equipment. The signal sending component was disguised as a watch that was discrete and functioned as the command center for the device.

User Testing & Findings
During the user testing we discovered that there needed to be an easier way to know the amount of carbs in foods, simplified terminology, and a sliding scale chart to identify the insulin dosage. We also found that the user flow should start with an alert and not self check.

Final Design
The final design was a simplified interface that is easy to read and follow. The bright colors function as a priority alert as well a wheel to understand progress in administration. The design as a whole in non intrusive and mimics the visual styles of emerging technologies in order to seem friendlier, discrete, and intriguing for teens.