Introducing Team GSMA and the latest in Mobile Health
On September 3rd, riders from Team GSMA will begin their journey on the 2015 mHealth Grand Tour, the world leading mobile health event that will test the state of the art diabetes solutions. Throughout the event, Connected Living will be keeping you informed on our riders’ progress and providing regular updates on how the latest mobile health solutions are improving the lives of those with diabetes. In the run up to the Tour, we’d like to give you an overview of our team, and the devices those with type 1 diabetes will be using throughout the tour.
Team GSMA
Peter Montgomery – Team Captain
Legs: Brussels-Paris, Paris-Belfort, Belfort-Geneva
Why did you decide to participate in the 2015 mHealth Grand Tour?
‘I have a great interest in how technology can be used to enhance the lives of people, with or without conditions that are perceived as hampering participation in sports. Being part of an initiative that looks at how connected devices can make sports and exercise more accessible and manageable for people is exciting and being able to experience great views, a difficult challenge and punish myself along the way is what drew me to the Tour in 2015.’
Carl Wichman – Vice Captain
Legs: Paris-Belfort, Belfort-Geneva
Why did you decide to participate in the 2015 mHealth Grand Tour?
‘My motivation to ride the first tour in 2013 was my Type 1 friend, “Steve”. I now have many other diabetic friends I met through that tour some of whom will be riding again in 2015, so it is a great chance to catch up and ride with friends, and raising awareness of diabetes and promoting cutting edge technology solutions to assist in the management of the condition are as relevant today as in 2013.’
Kate Ford
Legs: Brussels-Paris
Why did you decide to participate in the 2015 mHealth Grand Tour?
‘I decided to do the mHealth Tour, perhaps somewhat impulsively… I was interning at the International Diabetes Federation for the summer when I became aware of the mHealth Tour. I’ve always been somewhat apprehensive of endurance events, such as marathons, mostly out of fear that sustaining blood sugars during activity for such a length of time would be too difficult. The fact that the mHealth Tour was all about bringing awareness to type 1 diabetes, with many riders being T1s themselves, brought a lot of solace to the idea of biking almost 500km. Thus I decided to take the plunge, or more accurately, wet my feet with stage 1.’
Nenad Simunko
Legs: Brussels-Paris, Paris-Belfort, Belfort-Geneva
Why did you decide to participate in the 2015 mHealth Grand Tour?
‘I have been a participant in first two Tour’s and it was one of the greatest adventures in my life. Can’t wait for this year’s edition. Old and new friends, awesome bicycle routes, I just can’t wait for the start.’
Simon Picking
Legs: Brussels-Paris, Paris-Belfort, Belfort-Geneva
Why did you decide to participate in the 2015 mHealth Grand Tour?
‘It was too good an opportunity to miss. It isn’t ideal preparation for an Ironman two weeks later, but oh well! The experience in 2013 was amazing, there were fabulous places and food, great people and just an amazing atmosphere – I couldn’t say no. I learnt so much from others and the life experience with people from all over the world made it so special. I can’t wait for the 2015 tour.’
Gavin Griffiths
Legs: Brussels-Paris, Paris-Belfort, Belfort-Geneva
Why did you decide to participate in the 2015 mHealth Grand Tour?
‘It’s a challenge, adventure and scenic experience; cycling may not be my main sport personally but it is a fantastic sport and hobby, it certainly is a challenge on diabetes control too – which I enjoy taking on – and the whole Tour really appealed to me.’
The Technology
Riders with type 1 diabetes will be equipped with a range of health devices – which have been developed in accordance with Continua Health Alliance’s Guidelines to ensure interoperability and the secure transmission of data.
The Dexcom G4 blood glucose reader and various devices developed by Tapcheck and Basis Intel that measure calories burned and heart rate, will relay data back to a Samsung S5 that is then visualised on Orange’s mHealth GT Gateway app.
From here, riders will be able to view all data readings in real time – Medwhat and Telspec have also enabled the GT Gateway app to contain personalised coaching and nutrition services that will help the riders improve their performance and alert them to any health issues that may occur.
All data that is fed through to the mHealth GT Gateway app is also transmitted to the Orange Health Cloud and then to a dashboard which will be monitored by health professionals. During the event, Orange’s M2M solution will also enable riders to track their position in real time.
This cutting edge Mobile Health technology is a world class example of what can be achieved through collaboration across the health sector and Mobile industry. This technology will be put to the test during the Tour in order to demonstrate how the power of Mobile can be used to improve the lives of millions across the globe.
Join us at Connected Living to find out how our riders are progressing and to discover in real time, how the latest Mobile Health solutions are improving the lives of those with diabetes.