Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: Effect of Internet Therapeutic Intervention on A1C Levels in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Brief Summary: Management of diabetes is an evolving challenge to health care professionals. The fluctuations of glucose levels over the lifetime of patients with diabetes can lead to complications such as nephropathy, neuropathy, retinopathy and cardiovascular diseases. Although diabetes is a chronic disease, it can be controlled with use of medications (pills or insulin), and/or changes in life-style and diet. These interventions are aimed at keeping the blood glucose levels normal or in the range of acceptable levels.

An important aspect of diabetes care is the monitoring of blood glucose levels in order to assess the effectiveness of treatment and to modify the treatment to achieve the desirable glucose levels. Patients with type 2 DM treated with insulin are recommended to perform testing for their blood glucose levels; however, it often requires intervention by health professionals in order to prevent the immediate and serious complications of hyper or hypoglycemia. The frequent self-monitoring of blood glucose and effective interventions by the health professionals may eventually allow tighter control of blood glucose levels and delay or prevent the complications associated with diabetes.

In this study, the investigators wish to evaluate the effect of an Internet based remote monitoring system that allows for patients to upload their blood glucose readings online and for the health care professional to view and provide feedback or therapeutic intervention. The Internet based system has the features of presenting the blood glucose readings according to the time of day and automatically calculates the daily average plus the standard deviation. A visual graph of the glucose readings over a 24-hour period is also generated for view. In addition, the doctor can give feedback by sending messages through the system. The patient's personal information is kept secure as outlined by the privacy policy of the Internet based system and only the doctor and the patient can view the uploaded glucose readings.

The investigators propose that the standardized encounters using the Internet will improve the outcome of treatment for patients with type 2 DM.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patient of target practices for at least 1 yr defined as having one office visit within preceding 12 month
* Home ZIP code including ANY of the following: 1. 19104 2. 19131 3. 19139 4. 19143 5. 19146
* 2 or more of the following conditions: 1. Obesity (BMI greater than 30), 2. HTN (ICD9 relating to HTN in EMR), 3. DM (ICD9 relating to DM in EMR), 4. Asthma/COPD and tobacco dependence (ICD9 for asthma or COPD in EMR AND documentation of tobacco use)
* Uninsured, insured by Medicaid or dually eligible for Medicaid/Managed Medicare
* Patients who have scheduled appointments in the future.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Will not provide informed consent for this study.
* Does not have the capacity to provide informed consent for this study.
* Previously enrolled in this study
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* 55 years of age and over
* Regular patients of a family physician's office (at least one visit in the last 12 months)
* Vascular disease (previous myocardial infarction, stroke, peripheral vascular disease, coronary artery disease) or at least one of the following vascular risk factors (hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Non-English speaking
* Cognitive impairment
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* Primary care at one of two participating sites,
* HbA1c \>= 7.5%, Systolic BP \> 140 OR Diastolic BP \> 90 on 2 consecutive measurements

Exclusion Criteria:

-Primary care provider excludes patient from study, -Patient states that primary care is shared with non-VA primary care provider, -New enrollment in endocrine clinic within the last 6 months, -Patient is reluctant to participate in group visit for any reason, -Reduced life expectancy, as determined by any of the following: -New York Heart Association Class IV congestive heart failure, -Lung disease requiring supplemental oxygen, -End-stage renal disease on dialysis, -Current malignancy with any evidence of disease or currently undergoing chemotherapy or radiation therapy, -Cirrhosis of the liver, or -AIDS (HIV disease does not exclude a patient in the absence of an AIDS diagnosis), -Five or more errors on Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire, Psychotic illness with hospitalization within three years prior to enrollment
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* Type 2 diabetes patients treated with insulin
* A1C 7-11%
* \>25 years of age
* Willingness to test blood glucose levels a minimum of 3 times daily
* Willingness to be randomized
* Trained in self blood glucose monitoring
* Internet Access

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients who do not meet the inclusion criteria or are not willing to participate will not be included in the study.
* In addition patients with the potential to become pregnant or patients using medications known to influence control of diabetes (eg steroids systemic or inhaled) are excluded from the study.

Answer: D