Type 2 diabetes and diabetes self-management

YouTube videos about diabetic foot examination are popular, but of poor quality, report UK researchers.

Directing people with insulin-treated diabetes to online education significantly improves their injection technique and glycemic outcomes linked to injecting into lipohypertrophic areas, a study shows.

Placing more value on immediate than delayed rewards is associated with poor self-care among people with type 2 diabetes, a study suggests.

A tailored text messaging intervention might help lower glycated hemoglobin levels in people with type 2 diabetes in the short-term, but additional support may be needed for sustained improvements, US study data show.

Canadian researchers have identified at least one insulin injection technique error in all people with insulin-dependent diabetes who were surveyed for a study.

A large survey has uncovered a number of issues that particularly frustrate people with diabetes during their interactions with their healthcare providers.

Decisions about future intensity of care made during a person-centered type 2 diabetes consultation depend on both disease- and patient-related factors, report researchers from the Netherlands.

Diabetes distress is more common than depression in adolescents with diabetes and is significantly associated with less frequent blood glucose monitoring and higher glycated hemoglobin levels, study findings indicate.

Findings from the TAKE CONTROL study suggest that self-managed titration of insulin glargine-300 may achieve better glycemic control than physician-managed titration among individuals with type 2 diabetes.

A pilot study suggests that patients may be more diligent attenders of the US National Diabetes Prevention Program if they first attend a pre-course session focused on the program’s goals and barriers to its attendance.

A diabetes self-management support system delivered by text message may help patients to improve their glycemic control, shows a study in The BMJ.

Younger people with type 2 diabetes are less diligent than older patients when it comes to taking medications and following lifestyle advice, show data from the Australian National Diabetes Audit.

Results of a cluster randomized trial suggest that supplementing diabetes education programs with peer support could lessen disease-associated distress for patients with type 2 diabetes.

An occupational therapy-driven intervention can significantly improve blood glucose control and diabetes-related quality of life among ethnically diverse young adults with low socioeconomic status, US researchers report.

A pilot randomized study shows that an adapted structured self-management program can be successfully delivered to diabetes patients with mild or moderate intellectual disabilities.

Psychological interventions might have a small positive effect on improving self-care and glucose control in patients with type 2 diabetes, but not for relieving diabetes-related distress, suggest findings from The Cochrane Library.

A web-based self-management program significantly improves glycemic control in people with type 2 diabetes compared with simple website information, UK trial findings suggest.