As patients with neuropathy may not feel pain, daily foot, and shoe examinations performed by patients or caregivers are essential for preventing complications. Our insole sensors take over the monitoring function and transmit to a handheld monitor so that the patient or practioner can be notified beforehand. Through sensors in the insole, our home-based thermometry identifies pre-ulcerative plantar inflammation, as reflected by elevated temperatures. Patients can be counseled to limit their activity when such inflammation is present, just as they are instructed to modify insulin dosing after checking their blood glucose level.

Our solution can eliminate critical barriers such as the burden of having to check foot temperature at several locations on foot daily throughout a lifetime. The lack of easy access to calibrated equipment is also overcome by our technological advancement, as the monitor is a wearable device. Our technology is cost-effective, and the patient does not have to worry about the lack of reimbursement by insurance programs and health ministries.