A successful remote patient monitoring program for diabetes.

IF 3.9 2区医学 Q2 ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM Frontiers in Endocrinology Pub Date : 2025-02-10 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI:10.3389/fendo.2025.1524567

Katlyn Sawyer, David Saxon, Richard Zane, Hemali Patel, Michael McDermott, Vatsala Singh, Helen M Lawler

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Abstract

The prevalence of diabetes continues to rise in the United States along with a shortage of endocrinologists. One proposed solution to this challenge is to deliver more specialty health care services through remote patient monitoring (RPM). Here, we describe our initial experience with an RPM program for diabetes care at the University of Colorado. We enrolled 211 patients with primarily uncontrolled type 2 diabetes into the Diabetes Home and Remote Care Program (DHRCP). Remote care replaced traditional brick-and-mortar care while patients were enrolled. A certified diabetes care and education specialists (CDCES) contacted patients every 1-2 weeks to provide lifestyle coaching and assess medication compliance. With oversight from an endocrinologist, frequent medication adjustments were made by the CDCES. Analysis performed on 106 (50.2%) patients who met graduation criteria and had a hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) completed upon program graduation showed an average decrease in HbA1c from 10.4% to 7.0% (p<0.001). Overall, our results demonstrate that RPM is an effective care model for improving glycemic control in patients with diabetes.

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Frontiers in Endocrinology Medicine-Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

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5.70

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9.60%

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3023

审稿时长

14 weeks

期刊介绍： Frontiers in Endocrinology is a field journal of the "Frontiers in" journal series. In today’s world, endocrinology is becoming increasingly important as it underlies many of the challenges societies face - from obesity and diabetes to reproduction, population control and aging. Endocrinology covers a broad field from basic molecular and cellular communication through to clinical care and some of the most crucial public health issues. The journal, thus, welcomes outstanding contributions in any domain of endocrinology. Frontiers in Endocrinology publishes articles on the most outstanding discoveries across a wide research spectrum of Endocrinology. The mission of Frontiers in Endocrinology is to bring all relevant Endocrinology areas together on a single platform.