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Kulatý stůl: Hormonální interakce v hybridně uzavřených smyčkách

The roundtable discussion brought together women and men living with diabetes, mothers of children living with diabetes, AAPS loop developers, a representative of an insulin pump manufacturer, and a diabetologist to engage in a shared dialogue on hormonal dynamics and the possibilities and limitations of incorporating them into diabetes management. The roundtable was held in a hybrid format in order to increase its accessibility across regions. Although there is growing demand within the diabetes community to …

Publication Type: Other Publication

Department: National Contact Centre for Gender & Science

Round table report: Patient experience with the use of loops in diabetes care

The aim of the sociological research was to map patients' experiences with the use of various types of diabetes loops – advanced technologies that use personalized algorithms to automate blood glucose measurement and insulin delivery. The research focused on everyday user practices that are not usually covered in available technical manuals. The research combined qualitative and quantitative methods. A total of 36 semi-structured interviews (a total of 69 hours of recorded data) were conducted with patients…

Topics: Care, Technology and society, Public health

Publication Type: Other Publication

Department: National Contact Centre for Gender & Science

Inflammable object lessons: sustaining “life without a gut” on home parenteral nutrition

Providing a detailed sociological case study of “life without a gut”, this article de-essentialises the gut as fundamental to metabolism and health, and de-fetishises the value of “real food” as a universal good. The study draws on qualitative research into the biosocial life story of Martin, who, since childhood, has lived on home parenteral nutrition (HPN), a technology that bypasses the digestive system by delivering nutrients directly into the bloodstream. It examines efforts to manage Martin’s …

Topics: Sociological Theory, Technology and society, Public health

Publication Type: Article with impact factor

Department: Národní kontaktní centrum - gender a věda