Telemedicine increased medical visits and HbA1c determinations in kids with Type 1 Diabetes
Written By : Dr. Nandita Mohan
Medically Reviewed By : Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli
Published On 2021-08-06 03:30 GMT | Update On 2021-08-06 03:31 GMT
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Latin America: Children with T1DM with telemedicine access had a significantly higher number of medical visits and HbA1c determinations during lockdown than those without access in different Latin American centers, reports a study.
The research is published in the Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics Journal.
Mr. Valeria Hirschler and colleagues carried out the present research with the objective to measure the changes in the number of medical visits and the number of HbA1c determinations according to telemedicine access in children with type 1 diabetes (T1DM) during the pandemic 2020 compared with 2019 and 2018.
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