MURRAY, UT (2/7/2011) – One of the most prolific inventors at
Intermountain Medical Center has come up with a new invention: a
device that could potentially revolutionize diabetes care. The
new device is called a Smart Tray and was invented by Joel
Ehrenkranz, MD, director of diabetes and endocrinology at
Intermountain Medical Center, flagship hospital for the
Intermountain Healthcare system. The tray includes seven
separate sections, each with its own sensitive scale, and is
programmed with a database of 7,000 food items Users can place
different foods on the tray, tell the tray what it's holding,
and begin eating. The tray will instantly calculate the
calories, carbohydrates, protein, and fat being consumed. That
information can be relayed wirelessly to a computer, mobile
device, or insulin pump and automatically determine the
patient's next dose of insulin. "Right now diabetics don't have
access to accurate, personalized nutritional information. It's
very time- and labor-intensive to calculate, so it's har