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JMIR Publications recently published “Blood Pressure Monitoring as a Digital Health Tool for Improving Diabetes Clinical Outcomes: Retrospective Real-world Study” in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR), which reported that there is a lack of understanding of the association between blood glucose (BG) and blood pressure (BP) levels when using digital health tools. By applying a rigorous study framework to digital health data, this study investigated the relationship between BP monitoring and BG and BP levels, as well as a lagged association between BP and BG levels. These JMIR authors hypothesized that during the first 6 months of BP monitoring, BG and BP levelsRead More →

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JMIR Publications recently published “A 12-Month Follow-Up of the Effects of a Digital Diabetes Prevention Program (VP Transform for Prediabetes) on Weight and Physical Activity Among Adults With Prediabetes: Secondary Analysis” in JMIR Diabetes which reported that previous research has demonstrated the efficacy of a diabetes prevention program (DPP) in lifestyle modifications that can prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes among individuals at risk. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of a digital DPP on weight and physical activity among participants who had completed 12 months of the program. This study was also a secondary analysis of retrospectiveRead More →

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Uploaded by: Katarina Braune Source: Image created by the Authors Copyright: Katarina Braune URL: https://mhealth.jmir.org/2021/4/e24374/ License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) Berlin, April 8, 2021 – A clinical trial at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin has used design methods to redesign clinical workflows. The research project, funded by the Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), investigated whether and how telemedicine can improve health care for children with type 1 diabetes. The study was conducted in cooperation with the strategic design agency Designit Germany, who used human centred design methods throughout the trial. The results have now been published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, the world’s leadingRead More →