Managing Diabetes in Pregnancy Using Cell Phone/Internet Technology.
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SUBMITTER: Bartholomew ML
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4608275 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Managing Diabetes in Pregnancy Using Cell Phone/Internet Technology.
Bartholomew Marguerite Lisa ML Soules Karen K Church Kacy K Shaha Steve S Burlingame Janet J Graham George G Sauvage Lynnae L Zalud Ivica I
Clinical diabetes : a publication of the American Diabetes Association 20151001 4
In Brief For pregnant women with diabetes, using cell phone/Internet technology to track and report self-monitoring of blood glucose results improves compliance and satisfaction compared to using the more traditional methods of log books, telephone calls, and voicemail messages. ...[more]
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