title: Addressing the needs of Latinos with type 2 diabetes through online patient education.
abstract: Patients with Type 2 diabetes are increasingly turning to the Web for information about diabetes and self-management. These sites, however, fail to address the cultural and linguistic needs of the growing community of Latinos with diabetes. The Juntos Controlamos la Diabetes Web site was designed as a low-cost patient education tool to be used by patients, caregivers, and healthcare providers to provide ongoing information about diabetes self-management tailored to the needs of the regional Latino community.
authors.affiliation: Author Affiliations: Preventive Medicine and Public Health (Ms Fitzgerald and Drs Gutierrez Ocampo, Blanco, Cupertino, and Ellerbeck) and KU Diabetes Institute (Ms Lewis), Medical Center, University of Kansas.
authors.forename: Sharon A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Fitzgerald
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gutierrez Ocampo
authors.forename: Kenia Yazmin Reyna
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Blanco
authors.forename: Virginia
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: A Paula
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Cupertino
authors.forename: Edward F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Ellerbeck
mesh_terms: D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000628:therapy; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods