Effect of Mobile Phone Short Text Messages on Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes

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AuthorBassam Bin Abbasen
AuthorAbdullah Al Faresen
AuthorMusleh Jabbarien
AuthorAbdelmoneim El Dalien
AuthorFahad Al Orifien
Issued Date2015-01-01en
AbstractBackground: Mobile phone text messaging has rapidly become a socially popular form of communication. Several studies showed that mobile phone might offer a useful means of providing information between clinic visits and might increase adherence to diabetes therapy regimens. Objectives: We conducted a study to evaluate the effect of mobile phone short message service (SMS) on glycemic control in Saudi patients with type 2 diabetes. Patients and Methods: One hundred patients (mean age, 41 ± 9.5 years) were selected at the Security Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and provided with daily educational, reminding SMS messages for four months. Glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) level, frequency of hypoglycemic and hyperglycemic attacks, and compliance with blood glucose monitoring were recorded before and after the trial. Results: In addition to significant improvement in patients’ knowledge, mean fasting blood glucose level improved from 8.60 ± 3.16 to 7.77 ± 3.11 mmol/L and mean HbA1c decreased from 9.9% ± 1.8% to 9.5% ± 1.7%. Conclusions: Mobile phone text messaging increased adherence to diabetes therapy and improved the clinical outcome in Saudi patients with type 2 diabetes.en
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.5812/ijem.18791en
KeywordDiabetes Mellitusen
KeywordType 2en
KeywordCellular Phoneen
KeywordHealthen
KeywordGlycemicen
KeywordText Messagesen
PublisherBrieflandsen
TitleEffect of Mobile Phone Short Text Messages on Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetesen
TypeDiscussionen

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