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Abstract

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 (HbA1c) ≥8.0% to ≤12.0% experienced a mean HbA1c 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

Details

Title
Medication Optimization Among People With Type 2 Diabetes Participating in a Continuous Glucose Monitoring–Driven Virtual Care Program: Prospective Study
Author
Majithia, Amit R  VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Erani, David M  VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Kusiak, Coco M  VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Layne, Jennifer E  VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Amy Armento Lee  VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Colangelo, Francis R  VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Romanelli, Robert J  VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Robertson, Scott  VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Brown, Shayla M  VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Dixon, Ronald F  VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Zisser, Howard  VIAFID ORCID Logo 
First page
e31629
Section
Formative Evaluation of Digital Health Interventions
Publication year
2022
Publication date
Apr 2022
Publisher
JMIR Publications
e-ISSN
2561326X
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2657510237
Copyright
© 2022. This work is licensed under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.