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Medication Optimization Among People With Type 2 Diabetes Participating in a Continuous Glucose Monitoring–Driven Virtual Care Program: Prospective Study

BACKGROUND: The Onduo virtual care program for people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) includes a mobile app, remote lifestyle coaching, connected devices, and telemedicine consultations with endocrinologists for medication management and prescription of real-time continuous glucose monitoring (RT-CGM) de...

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Autores principales: Majithia, Amit R, Erani, David M, Kusiak, Coco M, Layne, Jennifer E, Lee, Amy Armento, Colangelo, Francis R, Romanelli, Robert J, Robertson, Scott, Brown, Shayla M, Dixon, Ronald F, Zisser, Howard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: JMIR Publications 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9019640/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35147501
http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/31629
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: The Onduo virtual care program for people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) includes a mobile app, remote lifestyle coaching, connected devices, and telemedicine consultations with endocrinologists for medication management and prescription of real-time continuous glucose monitoring (RT-CGM) devices. In a previously described 4-month prospective study of this program, adults with T2D and baseline glycated hemoglobin (HbA(1c)) ≥8.0% to ≤12.0% experienced a mean HbA(1c) decrease of 1.6% with no significant increase in hypoglycemia. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this analysis was to evaluate medication optimization and management in the 4-month prospective T2D study. METHODS: Study participants received at least 1 telemedicine consultation with an Onduo endocrinologist for diabetes medication management and used RT-CGM intermittently to guide therapy and dosing. Medication changes were analyzed. RESULTS: Of 55 participants, 48 (87%) had a medication change consisting of a dose change, addition, or discontinuation. Of these, 15 (31%) participants had a net increase in number of diabetes medication classes from baseline. Mean time to first medication change for these participants was 36 days. The percentage of participants taking a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist increased from 25% (12/48) to 56% (n=27), while the percentages of participants taking a sulfonylurea or dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitor decreased from 56% (n=27) to 33% (n=16) and 17% (n=8) to 6% (n=3), respectively. Prescriptions of other antidiabetic medication classes including insulin did not change significantly. CONCLUSIONS: The Onduo virtual care program can play an important role in providing timely access to guideline-based diabetes management medications and technologies for people with T2D. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03865381; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03865381