Believe it or not, your Smartphone may be the best piece of equipment for this problem. Enter Arshad Chowdhury, an entrepreneur and creator of the exercise app “Power 20”, adapted for the Smartphone and tablet, which is taking the dynamics of the diabetic world by storm.
“It’s no surprise that doctors and patients are looking to Smartphone’s to help fight diabetes,” says Chowdhury. “Today, 46% of Americans own Smartphone’s, and one in ten Americans has diabetes. The number of diabetics will more than double in the next 25 years, so tools like Power 20, which can help control blood-sugar levels through guided exercises, are arriving just in time.”
Chowdhury’s passion for gadgetry grew when he devised a program to assist his family, some of whom suffered from diabetes. Whilst there are a significant number of apps designed to measure blood-sugar and when to take one’s medicine, Chowdhury’s invention helps with the important “little things” in a diabetic lifestyle.
So successful is this little application that doctors are starting to take a shine to the simple little program. “We always tell patients to eat right and exercise,” says Dr. Michael Redlener, Director of Prehospital Care at St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York City, “but Power 20 gives us a tool to share with our patients on an easy-to-implement exercise regiment. The more specific physicians can be with their patients about how to achieve cardiovascular health, the more likely patients with diabetes and risk of heart disease will be able to reach these goals. Power 20 is an excellent and adaptable option for patients.”
Power 20 gives you the opportunity to embark on looking after yourself properly, even without having to pay for a gym membership. At a low price, you can regulate yourself, exercise and even challenge yourself to be fitter, healthier and stronger – perhaps more than you previously were.