The promise of technology in the management of the patient with diabetes.
The advent of technology has brought many improvements in the management of individual aspects of the care of the patient with diabetes. However, the best management requires communication between systems to enable the clinician to coordinate these various aspects. This article reviews examples of the application of technology to the individual aspects of care. It also discusses the problems and promise of technology to improve overall care management.
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Stanford University Medical Center, California, USA. ecolloff@yahoo.com
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