Web-based Program Improves Diabetics' Self Care

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Giving people with type 2 diabetes the
opportunity to help manage their care online can substantially improve
their long-term blood sugar control, new research suggests.

Clinic visits alone aren't enough for many people with diabetes, Dr.
James D. Ralston of the Group Health Cooperative in Seattle and
colleagues note in the journal Diabetes Care.

The researchers tested whether an Internet-based program might help
patients to manage their care more effectively.

The intervention gave patients access to the same medical records used
by their primary care doctor, as well as the ability to e-mail health
care providers. The program also provided feedback on blood sugar
readings, a Web site with educational information on diabetes, and an
interactive diary that allowed users to record information on diet,
exercise and medications.

Ralston and colleagues randomized 83 type 2 diabetics to usual care
plus the Internet intervention or usual care only. All study subjects
had levels of the blood sugar marker glycohemoglobin (GHb) of 7
percent or above, indicating poor long-term blood sugar control.

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