title: Application of computers in diabetes care--a review. II. Computers for decision support and education.
abstract: This paper concludes a review of the contribution of information technology to diabetes care. The role of decision support tools for planning insulin therapy using various clinical algorithms, knowledge-based approaches and interactive simulations is discussed, and certain telemedicine approaches to therapy are considered. The validation and clinical evaluation of these tools is reviewed, as is the likely impact of the routine clinical application of implantable/non-invasive blood glucose monitoring devices. Finally, the application of computers as teaching tools is considered, and ways in which such educational approaches might be applied for disseminating the benefits of the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial more widely are discussed.
authors: Academic Department of Radiology, Royal Hospitals NHS Trust, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, U.K. elehmann@cix.compulink.co.uk
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authors: Deutsch
mesh_terms: D001185:Artificial Intelligence; D015190:Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy*; D004360:Drug Therapy, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005103:Expert Systems; D006801:Humans; D007332:Insulin Infusion Systems; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D011380:Programmed Instructions as Topic; D012984:Software