The Huddle: Conversations with the Diabetes Care Team

Utilizing Texting in Type 2 Diabetes Management: Perspectives from the Latest Research

Episode Summary

A recent umbrella study published in the December 2020 issue of The Diabetes Educator journal highlights the positive impact texting can have on type 2 diabetes management. Robin Whittemore, PhD, APRN, FAAN and Dora Lendvai Wischik, MSN, RN join us to discuss their latest research and how you can utilize texting in your practice. Access the show notes for additional studies.

Episode Notes

Access the study mentioned in this episode in the December 2020 issues of The Diabetes Educator (now called The Science of Diabetes Self-Management and Care). An Umbrella Review of Text Message Programs for Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: https://journals.sagepub.com/share/TTIEUX9JWDC7YYC488DE?target=10.1177/0145721720965464

Utilize the below studies and their respective authors to find text bank and more. 

• Trial to examine text message-based mHealth in emergency department patients with diabetes: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24225332/
• Dulce Digital: An mHealth SMS-Based Intervention Improves Glycemic Control in Hispanics With Type 2 Diabetes: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28600309/
• Mobile phone text message intervention on diabetes self-care activities, cardiovascular disease risk awareness, and food choices among type 2 diabetes patients: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31212683/
• Improved diabetes care management through a text-message intervention for low-income patients: Mixed-methods pilot study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30377141/
• ¡Sí, Yo Puedo Vivir Sano con Diabetes! A Pilot Self-Management Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial for Low-Income Adults with Type 2 Diabetes in Mexico City: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32368713/