Team Project | 8 Weeks | 2020
Team Members: Damian Noviello, Emily Boehmer, Brad Stevens
CAD model and render by Emily Boehmer
Brief
This project consisted of designing a health product with a focus on ‘design for inclusion’, meaning designs that allow people with medical conditions to engage more fully in their community.
Process
Considerable research was carried out on type 1 diabetes including reading online articles and papers, viewing videos from medical professionals and families with diabetic children, deploying an online survey, and talking with people who suffer from type 1 diabetes. The user group we chose for this project were children with type 1 diabetes between the ages of 10-14. Our research found this was the age where children started to become more independent at managing their condition. The key pain points encountered by this demographic included negative stigma towards their condition or treatment methods and difficulties in managing their diabetes independently.
Primary user persona by Brad Stevens
Secondary user persona by Brad Stevens
Design concepts and ideas were generated following the research. Collaborative sessions would often take place within the team where we would bounce ideas off one another to develop the design. After the final design was established, CAD modelling took place along with product and app prototyping.
Collaborative concept development sketched by Emily Boehmer
Design
Insulix consists of the combination of both a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) and an insulin pump. Combining these two products into one system allows for an increased ease of use and a simplified diabetes management. Insulix leverages existing processes for monitoring blood glucose levels and administering insulin however, implements them within a single product. Insulin works with an accompanying app that synthesises various existing apps on the market which further streamlines the management process. The entire system can be maintained via a subscription service that provides and delivers the necessary replacement parts and components straight to the user's home.
CAD model and render by Emily Boehmer
Insulix in context by Emily Boehmer
Insulix exploded view by Emily Boehmer
Customisation options by Emily Boehmer
The accompanying application to the product synthesises existing apps on the market that individually deal with bolus calculations, food carbohydrate (carb) intake, insulin management etc. This helps to streamline the process of managing diabetes and uptake important information.
Home Screen Bolus Calculator Insulin History Bolus Reminders
Application prototype by Brad Stevens
Software
The programs used for this project were the Adobe Suite, Blender, and Figma.
