Une technologie qui redistribue l’attention : travail d’appropriation d’un outil de gestion du diabète de type 1
Abstract
Technology plays a crucial role in the division of labor between people living with diabetes and the actors involved in their healthcare. During an ethnographic study conducted in Switzerland, we have investigated the uses of technologies in diabetes management within large networks of care involving various sites. Following the numerous STS research studies on technologies and chronic diseases, our paper highlights the mechanisms of appropriation of a new technology, and the way it shapes interactions between caregivers and care receivers, reconfigures their respective knowledge and practices, and redefines care relationships. We thus document how technologies, and specifically the Freestyle Libre, reconfigure people’s attention to changes in glucose levels, whether it is their own or that of a relative or a patient.
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