Patients' Engagement With "Sweet Talk" - A Text Messaging Support System for Young People With Diabetes

• Main Authors: Franklin, Victoria Louise (Author), Greene, Alexandra (Author), Waller, Annalu (Author), Greene, Stephen Alan (Author), Pagliari, Claudia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background Guidelines for optimizing type 1 diabetes in young people advocate intensive insulin therapy coupled with personal support from the health care team. "Sweet Talk" is a novel intervention designed to support patients between clinic visits using text messages sent to a mobile phon...