GLYCOEASE
A smart insulin toolbox that helps older adults keep their own treatment routine, and keep the dignity of doing it themselves.
A treatment routine is a job nobody applied for.
Insulin is not one task. It is a schedule, a dosage, a cold chain, a needle count and a memory test, repeated three times a day, forever. Older adults with diabetes carry it with less margin for error, and when it slips, a family member quietly picks it up.
have forgotten to take medicine on time.
lose track of whether they have already injected.
have injected a dose that did not match the prescription.
Leans on family for the parts they no longer trust themselves with, and loses a little decision-making each time.
Absorbs the schedule into their own day: fewer outings, less rest, and a standing worry that never fully closes.
If the box itself remembers, the person keeps the task, and the caregiver gets to be family again.
Two people, forty years of insulin, one unfamiliar box.
After the test use, the participants were generally satisfied with the box's components and thought the overall design was intuitive. Although this was their first time using it, they were able to understand most functions quickly.
Has been dealing with diabetes for 40+ years, and suffers from decreasing mobility and severe cataracts from diabetes-related complications.
Her main caregiver for the past two decades, since she began needing help with basic daily activities.
The overall size is easy to handle and fits easily into a regular size bag.
The intuitive layout made it easy to grasp how to operate it.
The simple exterior doesn't seem abrupt in any home environment, and doesn't raise unwanted attention.
Everything the routine needs, in one lid.
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Two dangerous actions the box helps prevent.
Reusing needles
Participants admitted reusing needles to save money, which is dangerous past a handful of injections. The tray counts what leaves it, so the box can notice, name the number of days, and thank you when the habit changes.
Injecting twice
Hypoglycemia rarely announces itself. When a dose is already logged and the lid opens again, the box holds the safety lock closed, states the next scheduled time, and asks for a deliberate second confirmation before it lets go.
Give the routine back to the person living it.
GLYCOEASE takes the remembering, the counting and the paperwork off the table so that what is left (the decision, the injection, the day) still belongs to the older adult. Precision for the condition, room for the life around it.
The product’s future direction is to collaborate directly with clinics and hospitals for a seamless transfer: the doctor enters the data during the appointment, double-checks it, uploads it, and the toolbox downloads the latest prescription the next time it is online.
