There was no evidence of improvement in depression , quality of life , blood pressure , serum lipids , or weight .
There was no evidence of significant adverse effects .
CONCLUSIONS Computer-based diabetes self-management interventions to manage type 2 diabetes appear to have a small beneficial effect on blood glucose control , and this effect was larger in the mobile phone subgroup .
There was no evidence of benefit for other biological , cognitive , behavioral , or emotional outcomes
OBJECTIVE Structured patient education programs can reduce the risk of diabetes-related complications .
However , people appear to have difficulties attending face-to-face education and alternatives are needed .
This review looked at the impact of computer-based diabetes self-management interventions on health status , cardiovascular risk factors , and quality of life of adults with type 2 diabetes .
A Ubiquitous Chronic Disease Care system using cellular phones and the internet.
AIMS The rapidly increasing prevalence of chronic diseases is an important challenge to healthcare systems worldwide . To improve the quality and efficiency of chronic disease care , we investigated the effectiveness and applicability of the Ubiquitous Chronic Disease Care ( UCDC ) system using cellular phones and the internet for overweight patients with both Type 2 diabetes and hypertension . METHODS We conducted a r and omized , controlled clinical trial over 3 months that included 123 patients at a university hospital and a community public health centre . RESULTS After 12 weeks , there were significant improvements in HbA(1c ) in the intervention group ( 7.6 + /- 0.9 % to 7.1 + /- 0.8 % , P < 0.001 ) compared with the control group ( 7.4 + /- 0.9 % to 7.6 + /- 1.0 % , P = 0.03 ) . Furthermore , we observed a significant reduction in systolic and diastolic blood pressure , as well as improvements in total cholesterol , low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the intervention group . Furthermore , there was a significant increase in adiponectin levels in the intervention group compared with the control group , although high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and interleukin-6 levels did not change in either group . CONCLUSIONS The novel UCDC system presented in this paper improved multiple metabolic parameters simultaneously in overweight patients with both Type 2 diabetes and hypertension
There was no evidence of improvement in depression , quality of life , blood pressure , serum lipids , or weight .
There was no evidence of significant adverse effects .
CONCLUSIONS Computer-based diabetes self-management interventions to manage type 2 diabetes appear to have a small beneficial effect on blood glucose control , and this effect was larger in the mobile phone subgroup .
There was no evidence of benefit for other biological , cognitive , behavioral , or emotional outcomes
OBJECTIVE Structured patient education programs can reduce the risk of diabetes-related complications .
However , people appear to have difficulties attending face-to-face education and alternatives are needed .
This review looked at the impact of computer-based diabetes self-management interventions on health status , cardiovascular risk factors , and quality of life of adults with type 2 diabetes .