Clinical safety and feasibility of the advanced bolus calculator for type 1 diabetes based on case-based reasoning: A 6-week nonrandomized single-arm pilot study

Diabetes Technology and Therapeutics

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 487-493

  Reddy, Monika ^a   Pesl, Peter ^a   Xenou, Maria ^a   Toumazou, Christofer ^a   Johnston, Desmond ^a   Georgiou, Pantelis ^a   Herrero, Pau ^a   Oliver, Nick ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ADVANCED BOLUS CALCULATOR FOR DIABETES; ARTICLE; CASE BASED REASONING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DISEASE DURATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SAFETY; PILOT STUDY; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMARTPHONE; ANALYSIS; BLOOD; CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FEMALE; MALE; SELF CARE;

ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF CARE; SMARTPHONE;

EID: 84983035821     PISSN: 15209156     EISSN: 15578593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/dia.2015.0413     Document Type: Article

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