Is There an App for That? The Pros and Cons of Diabetes Smartphone Apps and How to Integrate Them Into Clinical Practice
Open Access
- 1 August 2019
- journal article
- Published by American Diabetes Association in Diabetes Spectrum
- Vol. 32 (3), 231-236
- https://doi.org/10.2337/ds18-0101
Abstract
IN BRIEF Diabetes applications for electronic devices (apps) leverage the computing power and wireless connectivity of smartphones to offer unique advantages over more traditional tools such as paper logbooks and glucose meters. As these apps and the devices they connect with continue to evolve, health care providers play an important role in guiding patients by recommending specific apps, demonstrating best practices on their usage, and cautioning against their limitations.Keywords
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