The review indicates that most telemedicine strategies can be useful , either as an adjunct or to replace usual care , leading to clinical ly meaningful reduction in HbA1c
The effects of telemedicine strategies on the management of diabetes is not clear .
This study aim ed to investigate the impact of different telemedicine strategies on glycaemic control management of type 2 diabetes patients .
Web-based telemedicine for management of type 2 diabetes through glucose uploads: a randomized controlled trial.
AIMS To evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of a telemedicine system based on internet in the follow-up of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus ( T2DM ) . METHODS A prospect i ve r and omized telemedicine study with two parallel groups was design ed . 114 patients diagnosed T2DM were r and omly divided into telemedicine group and traditional face-to-face visit group as control . 57 cases were included for each group . 108 patients completed the trial , in which 53 cases in telemedicine group and 55 cases in control group . Patients in telemedicine group were taught to use telemedicine software to upload their blood glucose and other metabolic information at home at least every 2 weeks , and the research ers gave proper advices according to patients ' key behaviors . The telemedicine interval is 3 months . RESULTS Compared to control group , telemedicine group exhibited better HbA1c and fasting blood glucose controlling ( P < 0.05 ) . Moreover , telemedicine intervention decreased hypoglycemia risk ( P = 0.044 ) , and contributed to levels of HbA1c less than 7 % which is the target of our study ( P = 0.049 ) . CONCLUSIONS Telemedicine system can provide a tighter glycemic control for the treatment of T2DM patients , especially in cases with difficulties to access to the medical centre
The review indicates that most telemedicine strategies can be useful , either as an adjunct or to replace usual care , leading to clinical ly meaningful reduction in HbA1c
The effects of telemedicine strategies on the management of diabetes is not clear .
This study aim ed to investigate the impact of different telemedicine strategies on glycaemic control management of type 2 diabetes patients .