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O.J. Gibson, P.E. McSharry and L. Tarassenko (2005) Mobile phone telemedicine for the self-management of type 1 diabetes: clinical evaluation and measures of control using blood glucose forecasting Proceedings of 3rd European Medical and Biological Engineering Conference (EMBEC 2005), Prague, Czech Republic, 20-25 November 2005.

Abstract

A mobile phone system for the self-management 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