Texting for Diabetes
Diabetes Mellitus
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Diabetes Mellitus
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- The patient is a pregnant female 18 years of age or older
- The patient has been diagnosed with gestational diabetes or is a patient with known diabetes and a confirmed viable pregnancy
- The pregnancy has a singleton pregnancy
- The patient has access to a cellular phone with a text messaging plan
Exclusion Criteria:
- The patient does not have a cellular phone
- The patient becomes hospitalized for a pregnancy complication for the remainder of pregnancy
- The fetus has a chromosomal or non-chromosomal malformation
Sites / Locations
- St. Mary's Health Center
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
No Intervention
Texting
No texting
Patients in the "Texting" group will receive reminders based on their individual disease treatment. A text message shall be sent one day (12 to 36 hours) before appointments to remind about the appointment and with instructions to bring glucose and food records to the appointment. If medication changes are made at the appointment, the patient will receive a text message reminder the day after her appointment to reinforce the regimen. Postpartum patients who had GDM will receive a text message reminder to complete their glucose tolerance test. A reminder will be sent at 2 weeks postpartum followed by a reminder at 6 weeks and 10 weeks postpartum if the testing is not completed.
Patients in the contact control group will be enrolled in the text4baby program with assistance from a healthcare provider. As the study will conclude upon the patient's postpartum visit, she will be offered the option of discontinuing messages, which otherwise would continue through the infant's first year of life.