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O.J. Gibson, L. Tarassenko, P.E. McSharry, P. M. Hayton, A.J. Farmer and H.A.W. Neil (2005) Clinical evaluation of a mobile phone telemedicine system for the self-management of type 1 diabetes IEEE EMBSS UKRI Postgraduate Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics, 18-20 July, Reading, UK. Proceedings of PGBIOMED

Abstract

A mobile phone system for the selfmanagement of Type 1 diabetes was tested in a clinical randomized controlled trial. Both intervention and control groups used the system, but the intervention group had extra feedback and proactive nurse support. Both groups showed improvements in blood glucose control, as measured by HbA1c, although the difference in HbA1c change between groups was not statistically significant. The difference in compliance between groups was highly significant, however, showing the importance of targeted support from healthcare professionals in the use of such systems.

Keywords

Telemedicine, Mobile telephones, Healthcare, Diabetes, Type 1, HbA1c, Blood glucose, Self-management