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Integrating An Automated Diabetes Management System Into The Family Management Of Children With Type 1 Diabetes: Results From A 12-Month Randomized Controlled Technology Trial., Tammy Toscos Phd, Stephen W Ponder, Barbara J Anderson, Mayer B Davidson, Martin L Lee, Elaine Montemayor-Gonzalez, Patricia Reyes, Eric Link, Kevin L Mcmahon
Integrating An Automated Diabetes Management System Into The Family Management Of Children With Type 1 Diabetes: Results From A 12-Month Randomized Controlled Technology Trial., Tammy Toscos Phd, Stephen W Ponder, Barbara J Anderson, Mayer B Davidson, Martin L Lee, Elaine Montemayor-Gonzalez, Patricia Reyes, Eric Link, Kevin L Mcmahon
Health Services and Informatics Research
OBJECTIVE: The study objective was to evaluate how the use of a pervasive blood glucose monitoring (BGM) technology relates to glycemic control, report of self-care behavior, and emotional response to BGM of children with type 1 diabetes and their parents.
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Forty-eight children aged less than 12 years (mean 8.8 years) with type 1 diabetes were randomly assigned to one of two study groups, a control group (conventional care without technology) or an experimental group (conventional care with technology), and followed for 12 months. Families in the experimental group were given the Automated Diabetes Management System (ADMS), …