Improving Diabetes Care via Telemedicine: Lessons From the Addressing Diabetes in Tennessee (ADT) Project

Efficacy of the Telemedicine for Reach, Education, Access, and Treatment (TREAT) Model for Diabetes Care

“…However, to date there has been insufficient evidence that HbA 1c outcomes are meaningfully affected. Studies have either not reported HbA 1c outcomes (4), lacked a control group (1,5), or showed small differences (DHbA 1c ; 20.32%) (6). Furthermore, those studies have primarily relied on nurse-assisted education without direct endocrinologist involvement.…”

Management of Cardiovascular Risk Factors Is Leaving the Office: Potential Impact of Telemedicine*

“…The landscape of medical management for the three major cardiovascular risk factors: hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, 28,29 and lipid disorders either in primary or secondary prevention, 30,31 is changing due to implementation of highly useful, inexpensive, and reliable technology. It is readily evident that more efficient and effective preventive care is crucial and that self‐care and personal control and knowledge are gaining ground.…”

Technology in the management of diabetes mellitus

“…Studies from the United States have shown that telemedicine interventions can lead to significant reductions in HbA1c. [24,25] The Chunampet Rural Diabetes Prevention Project is a prime example of a telemedicine intervention for diabetes. [26] This project, conceived and carried out by the Madras Diabetes Research Foundation with the support of the World Diabetes Foundation, the Indian Space Research Organisation and the National Agro Foundation, has been initiated in a cluster of villages in Tamil Nadu, South India.…”