Open AccessTelephonic consultation and follow-up in diabetics: Impact on metabolic profile, quality of life, and patient compliance
Author(s) -
Rupinderjeet Kaur,
Krishan Singh Kajal,
Amarpreet Kaur,
Paramdeep Singh
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
north american journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2250-1541
pISSN - 1947-2714
DOI - 10.4103/1947-2714.157483
Subject(s) - medicine , compliance (psychology) , quality of life (healthcare) , patient compliance , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , family medicine , nursing , psychology , social psychology
Diabetes mellitus (DM), being a long-term condition, requires consistent blood glucose monitoring and adjustment of doses of the antidiabetic drugs and insulin. Telehealth is an emerging field that can have a positive impact on the management of this disease.