Reid Offringa|S. Y. Tong|Linda Parks|Mark A. Clements|David Kerr|Michael Greenfield
Digital Diabetes Management Application Improves Glycemic Outcomes in People With Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
Children's Mercy Hospital|Sansum Diabetes Research Institute
background diabetes chronic condition requires constant selfmanagement consequence several software platforms developed facilitate tracking diabetes data improve diabetes management aim determine realworld glycemic benefits mobile diabetes management platform used individuals type 1 type 2 diabetes methods mobile platformusing n 899 control n 900 participants meeting specific minimum data criteria randomly selected database diabetes users results modeled using different mixed effect generalized linear models assigning random intercepts user adjusting distribution assumption outcome results users mobile platform increased frequency blood glucose monitoring 88 tests per month 95 ci 34 141 p lt 001 fewer hyperglycemic events lower average glucose levels compared control group addition mobile user could expect 35 drop average bg 64 mgdl 95 ci 20 107 p lt 001 107 decrease hyperglycemia p lt 001 2 months conclusion users mobile platform tested bg often demonstrated greater improvement blood glucose compared users use mobile platform supports previous studies indicating digital technologies enhance diabetes care realworld setting