I-Watch

I-Watch is a smart bracelet for keeping track of the periods of insulin intake for patients with diabetes and pumping the necessary amount/dose of insulin at those specific periods.

I-Watch is specifically arranged for each person facing diabetes, being feasibly personalized for each patient. Especially, children/adolescents have diabetes mostly, therefore they have to (regularly) inject  insulin to their body on a daily basis. Considering that tracking all the times they have to inject insulin in  a day is challenging, this smart bracelet will facilitate this management substantially. I-Watch is programmed to inject/pump insulin under skin at specific times and doses given by their doctor. Since this is an automatic procedure, there is no chance of missing any time of insulin intake and getting overdosed. I- Watch is completely ergonomic, by having a comfortable wear and light feeling. The bracelet consists of a pump, an insulin storage area, highly advanced sencors and a nanochip. The nanochip is like the motherboard of a computer, storing all the data and programs in order to function. The sencors identify the location of injection and signal if anything goes wrong. The insulin being pumped is taken from the storage area which can provide up to 4 intakes, so the sencors also signal if the insulin storage is completely consumed (so it can be fulfilled by the patient). 

Diabetes is unfortunately a very common disease worldwide, as 1 out of 10 people is dealing with this disease. Some people with diabetes even have to take up to 3-4 pumps of insulin per day, which is drastically challenging. In my country, still traditional processes are used in terms of treatment, which is injecting insulin by means of needles, rendering a painful process for the patients. Also these needles are made of plastic, therefore it causes environmental harm and pollution as well. However, using the I-Watch will be a 'two birds with one stone' situation, being both ergonomic and eco-freindly.  This project has an aim of assisting the lives of the people with diabetes, so will be majorly impactful as the intended audience is a vast amount of people. 

In many countries, there are fincancial or technical problems to use such technological devices, so this projects aim is to be both affordable and beneficial to humanity and the ecosystem. Diabetes is a global health problem, which has not been attached the adequate importance, therefore this project will both raise awareness upon the topic and crucially benefit these patients. I-Watch will be a groundbreaking invention in the future, serving many and enhancing their lives. The COVID-19 outbreak has shown the importance of healthcare to the whole world, so such a significant desease like diabetes should be given attention to. The initial goal of this project is to better the conditions of people reckoning with diabetes by proposing an effective solution that can also be implemented in rural areas. (providing everyone with equal oppurtunities)

Adequate research and scientific review has been done.

I-Watch is currently a concept, but with the sufficient funding, research and technical knowledge it can be brought to life. Up until know, meticulous research has been conducted for this project. 

In I-Watch the technology being used is biotechnology, programming, nanotechnology, AI and sencor technology. This project also uses laser technology as the signals will be given by lasers. 

As the project is currently a concept, it does not serve any people at the moment. However, our goal is to provide the conditions and bring this project into life which will then serve a major amount of people globally. 

In the next years, hopefully this project will be funded and partnered with professinal companies to really produce such device. 

I-Watch is inline with UN Sustainable Development Goal 3 which stands for "Good Health and Well-being", as it is an impactful poject for all the people confronting diabetes.

There are mainly three obstacles in terms of accomplishing the goals for this project, which are financial needs, sufficient technical knowledge and COVID-19. However, in time these obstacles will be overcomed. 

As a passionate and ambitious young woman interested in STEM, I believe that I can have an impact on people worldwide even at a young age, therefore I wanted to submit my solution. I wholeheartedly believe that the MIT SolvED team will be totally supportive of "Women in STEM" and give a chance to young girls to have a say in our modern world. I attach importance to volunteering and touching upon lives. As a matter of fact, I am the founder and president of the club EducaTED in my school, which holds activities based on teaching disadvantages local schools (elementary and middle schools) English ,as they don't have the same priviledges as we do. I am also an active member of my schools FRC (First Robotics Competition) team, which has a high mission of bettering conditions for the society by organizig campaigns.I believe that I-Watch serves for the aim of being eco-friendly, enhancing healthcare in all parts of the world without making any dicrimination and using technology beneficially. Since the necessary research has been conducted , I believe this project is well-positioned. 

No partnerships.

As I am an enthusiastic young women, following the path of STEM, I believe that I am qualified for The HP Girls Save the World Prize. I totally support the high mission of providing equal oppurtunities for men and women in every area of life, therefore I would be glad to participate in The HP Girls Save the World Prize. I will use this prize to take my project further and enhance it, showing the world that everyone -no matter age or gender- can create a huge impact worldwide by following their dreams and working hard for it.

Not qualified.