Wearable tech kept him in IndyCar
IndyCar driver Charlie Kimball was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when he was 22 years old. Not long ago, with no way to reliably measure and regulate his blood sugar on the track, this may have knocked him out of competition altogether. Wearable tech kept him in.
The setup is fairly simple: a commercially-available continuous glucose monitor that Kimball wears on his skin. The information is sent to his car’s data electronics system, which is when things start getting really cool.
“The electronics system is tied into everything the car does, from the engine diagnostics, to tire pressures, brake temperatures, engine fuel levels, everything,” Kimball explains. “So on my steering wheel, on my electronic dash, I have everything from lap time, to speed, oil pressure, blood sugar, water temperate, gear — the car and body data are right there together.”
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