KIT
POCKET PALS
Based in the USA, Pocketinner Wear
looks at all kinds of ways to make fashion
friendly insulin pump pouches and clothing
including an insulin pump garter and sleep
solutions for pump wearers. There are
shirts with pockets for the insulin pumps,
pump clothing and fashion-friendly insulin
pump pouches. They say that these can
change your whole view of your day with
diabetes. Laurel Bloomfield, who runs
Pocketinner Wear, says, "I do not have
diabetes, nor anyone in my family, but after
designing similar pockets for smartphones,
we saw someone carry an insulin pump
and realized we could help. We hope we
make it easier to live with diabetes on a
daily basis. Shipping to the UK is $14.99
(first class shipping).
www.pocketinnerwear.com
SCREEN
SHOCKER
A report investigating the screen habits
of adults in the UK asked them how long
they spent looking at computers, tablets
and smartphones. The report showed the
average person picks up their smartphone
up to 20 times a day, spend 7-8 hours a
day on a computer, two hours watching
TV, plus another two hours on a tablet,
which all tots up to around 12 hours of
'on-screen' time every day. As many as
47% of those polled said the first thing
they do when they wake up is jump on
their phone, while 20% said they even
look at their phone while eating. The new
UK research, which was commissioned by
The Eye Doctor, a medical device to treat
dry eyes, found that people would rather
give up guilty pleasures like chocolate, sex,
fast food, and alcohol rather than part with
their smartphones. Ophthalmologist Dr
Colin Parsole says, "As well as affecting
every area of our lives from mental health
to family life, our survey shows that screentime is
also having a definite impact on our
eye health."
More than 40% of those polled
admitted to reoccurring dry, tired eyes.
Parsloe adds, "We need to blink to refresh
our tears once every 10 seconds. When
you read a computer screen, your blink
rate reduces - some people may only
blink after two minutes! Just as we care
for our skin and teeth daily, we need to
introduce a regular health care routine for
our eye sight. The simplest way to do this
is every 20 minutes, focus your eyes 20
feet away from the screen for 20 seconds
to relax the eye and encourage blinking.
Build in daily, gentle eyelid massage to
encourage healthy oil production by the
meibomian glands, and eating a diet rich
in omega-3 essential fatty acids from oily
fish also benefit oil consistency. Use a
hot compress therapy such as The Eye
Doctor, a microwaveable and reusable
hot eye compress to provide relief from
irritated, dry and sore eyes." The Eye
Doctor RRP £19.95.
www.the-body-doctor.com