Qualidiab is made up of a smart card containing a microchip on which are stored key data concerning the patient, and a Gemplus card reader linked to a remote computer. The system is designed to provide a tool that is simple, effective and secure.
Medical confidentiality is achieved through differentiated rights of access to data.
These are controlled by the smart card so that for example nurses do not have access to the same data as doctors or administrators. Diabetes is a major concern of health authorities with an estimated 110 million sufferers worldwide. International efforts to control the illness are intensifying because of its severe impact on health. Diabetes is the principal cause of blindness, the principal reason for amputation apart from physical trauma, it is responsible for 40 per cent of renal dialysis, it increases risks of heart attack by a factor of seven and presents a high risk of neonatal malformations. Expenditure on diabetes care has skyrocketed.