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Hi all!
I have been type 1 diabetic for around 7 years now, and am currently studying mechanical engineering at university and as a part of my stage 3 course, I am required to design a product for mass production (1,000,000+ units).
One of the things which has always annoyed me about being diabetic has been having to carry around gluco tabs. I either find the packet disintegrates (as with dextrose) or the packet is large and bulky and doesn't fit in my pocket very easily with all the other assorted junk which I need to fit in (as with gluco tabs)!
For my design project I wanted to design a new product which could be re-filled with tablets. I am aware of the keyring design available, but wasn't sure if there were any other products already in production?
Anyway... What I am looking is some feedback as to if people would find this product useful, or if there is already something awesome out there now? Any and all ideas and opinions are appreciated!
So far for the design specification I have considered that:
- It needs to hold 4-6 tabs
- It should be slim enough to fit comfortably in a pocket/purse
- It should be easy to open (when going hypo)
- It should be easy to re-fill
- Ideally it would fit many different shapes of tablet
- It should be robust
Thanks for taking the time to read!
Rob
I have been type 1 diabetic for around 7 years now, and am currently studying mechanical engineering at university and as a part of my stage 3 course, I am required to design a product for mass production (1,000,000+ units).
One of the things which has always annoyed me about being diabetic has been having to carry around gluco tabs. I either find the packet disintegrates (as with dextrose) or the packet is large and bulky and doesn't fit in my pocket very easily with all the other assorted junk which I need to fit in (as with gluco tabs)!
For my design project I wanted to design a new product which could be re-filled with tablets. I am aware of the keyring design available, but wasn't sure if there were any other products already in production?
Anyway... What I am looking is some feedback as to if people would find this product useful, or if there is already something awesome out there now? Any and all ideas and opinions are appreciated!
So far for the design specification I have considered that:
- It needs to hold 4-6 tabs
- It should be slim enough to fit comfortably in a pocket/purse
- It should be easy to open (when going hypo)
- It should be easy to re-fill
- Ideally it would fit many different shapes of tablet
- It should be robust
Thanks for taking the time to read!
Rob