- How can current devices and artificial intelligence respond to the real needs of people with diabetes?
- Do parents and children think the same about technology in diabetes?
- How do we perceive its usefulness?
- To what extent is it used as expected in consultation?
- Can technological devices harm the emotional or social life of the adolescent?
- How do we balance technological assistance with personal autonomy and quality of life?
date
Saturday, November 22, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Place
FUDEN c/ SAN BERNARDO https://www.fuden.es/aulas-fuden/
Activity with the kids OXO MADRID Video Game Museum https://youtu.be/POx9swneOwU?t=8
Kids’ food with optional instructors. Until 16:00. Picnic type, Plaza de España area.
Meeting objectives
- Understanding how artificial intelligence is practically transforming diabetes care: current advances in AI applied to diabetes and its impact on everyday life.
- Customize continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices to improve diabetes management.
- Reflect on the management of personal data and the necessary autonomy of adolescents with diabetes.
- Explore our perceptions and emotions regarding technology in diabetes, from the perspective of young people and families.
- Enjoy an interactive tour of the OXO Video Game Museum in Madrid.
DiabeTech Arena 25 is an invitation to look at the future of diabetes with curiosity, knowledge and confidence. It is a space to learn, debate and connect.
A meeting for young people and those who accompany them, where we explore together how technology can be an ally in our autonomy, well-being and personal development.
With the participation of
- Olga Sanz Font, psychologist, expert in diabetes
- Mª Ángeles Álvarez Hermida, diabetes nurse educator
- Team of monitors and children’s and youth health workers from the Diabetes Madrid Association.
Calendar
- 10:00 – 10:45
- Teenagers: Welcome
“Technology, friend or intruder?” What does sharing my diabetes numbers mean to me? - Parents: Welcome
“Artificial Intelligence and diabetes.” What is changing and how to take advantage of its potential. - Children: Activities with instructors: OXO interactive visit Video game.
- Teenagers: Welcome
- 10:45 – 11:15
- Adolescents: “Letter to my parents.” Personal reflection and expression of feelings.
- Fathers and mothers: Presentation of the University of Girona Dexcom Chair “Artificial Intelligence in Diabetes”
- 11:15 – 12:00
- Adolescents: Meeting with parents. Share
Impressions about the use of technology. - Fathers and mothers: Meeting with their children. Share impressions about the use of technology.
- Children: Free play and mid-morning.
- Adolescents: Meeting with parents. Share
- 12:00 – 12:15
- Teenagers: Interactive visit OXO Video game.
- Fathers and mothers: Coffee. Informal space for exchange between families.
- Children: Activities with instructors: OXO interactive visit Video game.
- 12:15 – 12:45
- Adolescents: “Personalize technology.” Manage the data considering the interest of the adolescent.
- Fathers and mothers: Directed educational activity.
- 12:45 – 13:30
- Adolescents and parents: “Artificial and human intelligence in diabetes management.”
- 13:30 – 14:00
- All participants: Round table: diabetes, youth, technology and future. Closing
- Children: Final joint activity with the monitors.
- 14:30 – 16:00
- Teenagers: Lunch (until 4:00 p.m.)
- Children: Food (until 4:00 p.m.)
Registrations
Limited capacity. Registration: €5/attendee.
Link to register: https://diabetesmadrid.org/activity/diabetech-arena-25/
