M. Aparicio|Laurence B. Katz|Hilary Cameron|Frederico Ceppa
Use of a Meter With Color-Range Indicators and a Mobile Diabetes Management App Improved Glycemic Control and Patient Satisfaction in an Underserved Hispanic Population: “Tu Salud”—a Randomized Controlled Partial Cross-Over Clinical Study
demonstrate clinical value onetouch ot verio flex glucose meter used combination spanishlanguage version ot reveal mobile application app support diabetes care improve glycemic control underserved hispanic population type 2 diabetes test subjects ltigtn ltigt 81 used meter app 12 weeks randomized control group ltigtn ltigt 39 used glucose meters without connection app thereafter test subjects continued regimen additional 12 weeks determine durability effect control subjects crossed use new meter appltbgt ltbgttest subjects experienced mean reduction a1c 10 12 weeks ltigtp ltigtlt0001 statistically significant greater reduction control subjects ltigtp ltigt 0045 improvement a1c test subjects sustained next 12 weeks crossedover subjects also demonstrated significant improvements a1c ltigtp ltigtlt0001 mean blood glucose reduced significantly without increase hypoglycemia results range increased 12 weeks meter mobile app use results independent subjects numeracy skills subjects using new meter app reacted favorably tools expressed improvements diabetes treatment satisfaction based diabetes treatment satisfaction questionnairechange scores use ot meter spanishlanguage version diabetes management app underserved population helped participants achieve sustained improvement glycemic control tools well received subjects may important utility lownumeracy lowliteracy populations ltdivgtltbrgtltdivgt