title: DMSS--a computer-based diabetes monitoring system.
abstract: This paper describes a microcomputer-based decision support system (DSS) for diabetes monitoring. The system's basic functions include a patient management subsystem, an electronic logbook, a nutrition and exercise module, a dictionary for diabetes-related terminology, a diabetic-physician data transfer module and an on-line help capability. DMSS (Diabetes Monitoring Support System) provides a data capturing capability, trend analysis, and nutrition/exercise decision support to improve the monitoring and maintenance of diabetes. It was designed to be used by both a physician and a patient and can also serve as a useful teaching aid for a new diabetic. Its basic advantages lie in its comprehensiveness and flexibility. It is also user-friendly, easy to operate, and does not require any previous computer experience.
authors.affiliation: Department of Administrative Sciences, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA 93943.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zviran
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Blow
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D003199:Computer Systems; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D015444:Exercise; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems; D007328:Insulin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008499:Medical Records; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin