Integrating Real-Time Health Status into Everyday Objects: A Design Case Study on Enhancing Diabetic Health Monitoring with Artistic Creations

How can everyday objects interact or change based on a person's real-time health status? In the following design case study, we bring together the fields of health and technology with art in the context of diabetic health monitoring. Specifically, we combine smart sock wearable diabetic monitoring technology with home decor (dynamic artwork) as well as artistically designed changing smartwatch faces. The aim is to allow for health awareness for both diabetic patients and their caregivers/relatives in an ambient living context. By creating subtly changing artworks as well as changing smartwatch faces that are based on health status, we can allow for gentle non-emergent notifications to the diabetic and their caregivers/relatives to create health status awareness in order to positively impact the quality of their health and home-life experience.