A novel way to represent weekly blood sugar data to increase user understanding and control
A novel way to represent weekly blood sugar data to increase user understanding and control
Background: tight control of blood glucose is associated with good health. This is easier to achieve with continuous glucose monitoring. However, patients need to be able to interpret the data without reference to experts. Simplifying the visual display, can simplify decisions. Appropriate display of data can lead to improved control and health.
Methods: a novel method to display data: Mapping time series data onto a spiral–one day is a single turn, a week is seven. The colour of the line is related to the blood sugar level.
Results: plots which are simpler and easier to interpret.
Blood glucose, diabetes mellitus, glycated haemoglobin A, self-monitoring
Kyberd, Peter J.
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Chadwell, Alix
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Lee, Matthew
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Kyberd, Peter J.
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Lee, Matthew
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Kyberd, Peter J., Chadwell, Alix, Lee, Matthew and Al Safi, Farooq Othman Farooq
(2026)
A novel way to represent weekly blood sugar data to increase user understanding and control.
Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering.
(doi:10.1080/10255842.2026.2645166).
Abstract
Background: tight control of blood glucose is associated with good health. This is easier to achieve with continuous glucose monitoring. However, patients need to be able to interpret the data without reference to experts. Simplifying the visual display, can simplify decisions. Appropriate display of data can lead to improved control and health.
Methods: a novel method to display data: Mapping time series data onto a spiral–one day is a single turn, a week is seven. The colour of the line is related to the blood sugar level.
Results: plots which are simpler and easier to interpret.
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A novel way to represent weekly blood sugar data to increase user understanding and control
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Accepted/In Press date: 9 March 2026
e-pub ahead of print date: 28 March 2026
Keywords:
Blood glucose, diabetes mellitus, glycated haemoglobin A, self-monitoring
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/511779
ISSN: 1025-5842
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Peter J. Kyberd
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Alix Chadwell
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Matthew Lee
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Farooq Othman Farooq Al Safi
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