Publication: Videojuego para aprender a estimar raciones de carbohidratos
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2019
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La insulina es la hormona producida por el páncreas para ayudar a que la glucosa que ingerimos a través de los alimentos se procese en el organismo y sea transporta da a nuestras células para así suministrarles energía. La diabetes es una enfermedad por la cual el organismo no es capaz de procesar eficazmente o generar la insulina suficiente para completar este proceso. Esto provoca que, en ocasiones, los niveles de glucosa en la sangre sean inadecuados, puesto que ésta no es distribuida de una manera adecuada a través del torrente sanguíneo. La glucosa elevada puede ser per judicial especialmente para el corazón, los riñones, y las arterias. Por ello, es esencial conocer las cantidades de glucosa que ingiere un paciente con diabetes, y la cantidad de insulina necesaria para mantener unos niveles adecuados de glucosa en sangre, en aquellos pacientes que deban suministrarse insulina exógena. Ahora bien: ¿cómo podemos saber cuál es la cantidad de glucosa que ingerimos? Antes de responder a esta pregunta, es importante saber que la glucosa proviene de los hidratos de carbono que consumimos y su absorción. Habitualmente, las personas que sufren diabetes estiman la cantidad de hidratos de carbono que consumen mediante una medida denominada ración de carbohidratos que equivale a 10 g. En este trabajo de fin de grado hemos desarrollado un videojuego, a su vez dividido en dos juegos diferentes, que facilitará a las personas con diabetes el aprendizaje del cálculo de las raciones de carbohidratos que tienen los alimentos que van a digerir en su día a día. Además, podrán mejorar la comprensión del cálculo de las dosis de insulina, y observar cómo éstas repercuten en la glucosa.
Insulin is an hormone produced by the pancreas to help the glucose we eat through food to be processed in the body and transported to our cells in order to provide them energy. Diabetes is a desease whereby the organism is not capable of process efficiently or generate enough insuline to complete this process. This causes that sometimes blood glucose levels are inadequate, since it is not distributed properly through the bloodstream. High blood glucose can be harmful, especially to heart, kidneys, and arteries. That is why it is essential to know the amount of glucose ingested by a patient of diabetes and the amount of insulin needed to mainaint adequate blood glucose levels, in those patiens who must be given exogeous insulin. But how can we know the amount of glucose we eat? It would therefore be important to know that glucose comes from the carbohydrates that we eat and its absorption. Normally, people with diabetes estimate the amount of carbohydrates that they eat through a measure named carbohydrates ration which is equivalent to 10g. In this final degree project we have developed a videogame that is further divided into two different games, which will certainly make it easier to the patient with diabetes the learn of calculation of carbohydrate rations that have the food they will digest in their everyday life. In addition, they will be able to improve the understanding of the calculation of insulin doses, and observe how they affect glucose.
Insulin is an hormone produced by the pancreas to help the glucose we eat through food to be processed in the body and transported to our cells in order to provide them energy. Diabetes is a desease whereby the organism is not capable of process efficiently or generate enough insuline to complete this process. This causes that sometimes blood glucose levels are inadequate, since it is not distributed properly through the bloodstream. High blood glucose can be harmful, especially to heart, kidneys, and arteries. That is why it is essential to know the amount of glucose ingested by a patient of diabetes and the amount of insulin needed to mainaint adequate blood glucose levels, in those patiens who must be given exogeous insulin. But how can we know the amount of glucose we eat? It would therefore be important to know that glucose comes from the carbohydrates that we eat and its absorption. Normally, people with diabetes estimate the amount of carbohydrates that they eat through a measure named carbohydrates ration which is equivalent to 10g. In this final degree project we have developed a videogame that is further divided into two different games, which will certainly make it easier to the patient with diabetes the learn of calculation of carbohydrate rations that have the food they will digest in their everyday life. In addition, they will be able to improve the understanding of the calculation of insulin doses, and observe how they affect glucose.
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Trabajo de Fin de Grado en Ingeniería del Software, Facultad de Informática UCM, Departamento de Arquitectura de Computadores y Automática. Curso 2018/2019.