title: Effectiveness of mobile phone short message service on diabetes mellitus management; the SMS-DM study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To test the feasibility of short message service (SMS) usage between the clinic visits and to evaluate its effect on glycemic control in uncontrolled type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM) subjects.
  
  
  METHODS
  34 cases with type 2 Diabetes were followed after fulfilling the inclusion criteria. The interventional group (n=12) had the same conventional approach of the control group but had two mobile numbers (physician and diabetic educator) provided for the SMS support until their next visit in 3 months. Both groups of age, BMI and the pre-study A1c were comparable.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Both groups had a significant reduction in their A1c compared to their baseline visit. However, the interventional group had significantly greater reduction in A1c (p=0.001), 1.16% lower than controls. The service was highly satisfactory to the group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results indicate effectiveness in lowering A1c and acceptance by the patients. Further research and large-scale studies are needed.
authors.affiliation: Gulf Diabetes and Endocrinology Center, Manama, Bahrain. husseinw@pol.net
authors.forename: Wiam I
authors.initials: WI
authors.lastname: Hussein
authors.forename: Khadija
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hasan
authors.forename: Ahmed A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Jaradat
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D040421:Cell Phone; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D060145:Text Messaging
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin