The Diabetes TeleCare Study (DTC)
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

About this trial
This is an interventional other trial for Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 focused on measuring Diabetes, self-management, telemedicine, retinal, screening
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: All participants must have a confirmed physician diagnosis of type 2 diabetes supported by American Diabetes Association diagnostic criteria for blood glucose levels or Current use of oral hypoglycemic agents or insulin as confirmed by brief medical record review. All adults (> 21 years of age) who have a A1c value > 7.0 will be eligible. Exclusion Criteria: Exclusion criteria applies to individuals with limitations that could limit safe participation in the study, such as metastatic cancer, multiple or recent (within six months) myocardial infarction (MI) or stroke, dialysis for end stage renal disease, severe psychiatric disease or dementia, or inability to walk without an assistive device. We will also exclude women who are pregnant at the time of study recruitment (based on self report only) because of the unique needs related to diabetes self-management during pregnancy. We will, however, retain women in the study should they become pregnant during the course of the project. Individuals will be excluded if they plan to move out of the area. Additional exclusions may include inability to complete baseline tasks to the satisfaction of the lead interventionist or other more subjective assessment suggesting inability or unwillingness to adhere reasonably to the intervention based on interventionist review.
Sites / Locations
- CareSouth Bennettsville
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
Experimental
Usual Care
Intervention