1. Decision Support and Alerts of Apps for Self-management of Blood Glucose for Type 2 Diabetes
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Elaine Lum, Monika Semwal, Geronimo Jimenez, Josip Car, Linh Thai, Zhilian Huang, and Bernhard O. Boehm
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Blood Glucose ,Decision support system ,endocrine system diseases ,Type 2 diabetes ,Hypoglycemia ,01 natural sciences ,Decision Support Techniques ,Food and drug administration ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Diabetes mellitus ,Research Letter ,medicine ,Humans ,030212 general & internal medicine ,0101 mathematics ,Self-management ,business.industry ,Self-Management ,010102 general mathematics ,A hemoglobin ,nutritional and metabolic diseases ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Mobile Applications ,Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 ,Hyperglycemia ,Clinical safety ,Medical emergency ,business - Abstract
In 2018, an estimated 7.8% of individuals with diabetes who owned a smartphone used a diabetes app to support self-management.1 A meta-analysis found that using an app supporting blood glucose self-management was associated with a hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) reduction of 0.5%.2 As most diabetes apps fall outside US Food and Drug Administration regulation, intended effect and clinical safety are not ensured.3 Previous studies of diabetes apps described features, privacy and security, and usability.4 This study analyzed key management features, namely decision support and alerts for self-management of blood glucose in type 2 diabetes. more...
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- 2019
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