Bluetooth Wireless Technology Cybersecurity and Diabetes Technology Devices

Abstract

Medical devices have transitioned from hospital into the home and consumer environments and have been shown to provide for mobility and quality-of-life improvements for chronic conditions such as diabetes. It is important to collect sensor and usage data while remotely connected in real time. The protection of these data is commonly called “cybersecurity.” Bluetooth® wireless technology (Bluetooth is a registered trademark of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group, Inc.) is commonly used for low-cost medical devices to provide connections to other medical devices as well as compute and display devices such as smartphones. This paper provides a review of its use with respect to diabetes devices with a particular focus on cybersecurity.