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Diabetes Therapy
Real-time telemedicine support may offer effective glycemic control option
March 6th, 2006
Real-time telemedicine support should include decision support for medication dosing and changes in diet and exercise to have effective glycemic control. In a recent article published in the journal Diabetes Care, scientists in England conducted a study "to determine whether a system of telemedicine support can improve glycemic control in type 1 diabetes. A 9-month randomized trial compared glucose self-monitoring real-time result transmission and feedback of results for the previous 24 h in the control group with real-time graphical phone-based feedback for the previous 2 weeks together with nurse-initiated support using a web-based graphical analysis of glucose...
Source: Obesity & Diabetes Week (2006-03-06)
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