Translating what works: A new approach to improve diabetes management

Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 857-864

  Phillips, Lawrence S ^a,b   Barb, Diana ^c,d   Yong, Chun ^e   Tomolo, Anne M ^a,b   Jackson, Sandra L ^a,f   Olson, Darin E ^a,b   Rhee, Mary K ^a,b   Duva, Ingrid M ^a   He, Qing ^g   Long, Qi ^g  

^a ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^f EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical decision making; Computer; Decision support; Hypoglycemia; Management; Primary care; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

EXENDIN 4; GLIPIZIDE; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN; INSULIN DETEMIR; INSULIN GLARGINE; METFORMIN; PIOGLITAZONE; REPAGLINIDE; SITAGLIPTIN; SULFONYLUREA; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; PEPTIDE; SULFONYLUREA DERIVATIVE; VENOM;

AGED; ARTICLE; BEDTIME DOSAGE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; BODY MASS; CASE MANAGEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EVENING DOSAGE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC REGULATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT EDUCATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ALGORITHM; ANALYSIS; CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DIABETES MELLITUS; GEORGIA; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; INTERNET; MALE; METFORMIN; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PEPTIDES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH DESIGN; SULFONYLUREA COMPOUNDS; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH; UNITED STATES; VENOMS; VETERANS;

EID: 84938213564     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19322968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1932296815576000     Document Type: Article

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