Diabetes Digital Media
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| Founded | 2012 |
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| Headquarters | |
| Founder(s) | Arjun Panesar, Charlotte Summers |
| Industry | Digital therapeutics |
| URL | ddm |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Current status | Active |
Diabetes Digital Media (DDM) is a digital healthcare provider that provides evidence-based digital health services to patients with diabetes and long-term health conditions.[1]
History
The British company was founded in 2012.[1]
Products and services
The organisation has 3 digital health products in the marketplace. All are available on iOS, Android and the web.
Diabetes Forum
The Diabetes Forum is a support network for people with diabetes. The Diabetes Forum was recognised in 2013 by the Quality in Care (QiC) Programmes for improving self-management and diabetes care through social interaction.[2]
The Diabetes Forum was cited as being popular in highlighting the adoption of a low carbohydrate diet as a way of achieving weight loss and improving HbA1c in patients with Type 2 Diabetes, despite the approach being 'generally frowned upon in the UK'.[3]
The Diabetes Forum has been demonstrated in research by a Royal Holloway, University of London study to be a catalyst of innovation.[4] A separate research study conducted by University of Edinburgh demonstrated the Diabetes Forum is the most actively used social medium for people with diabetes compared to Facebook and Twitter.[5] The platform can be accessed free.
Low Carb Program
The Low Carb Program is an evidence-based behaviour change platform for people with type 2 diabetes, prediabetes and obesity that provides goal-focused education, personalised resources and support to implement a lower carbohydrate lifestyle.[6] The platform has peer-reviewed, clinical outcomes demonstrating type 2 diabetes remission in 26% of patients who complete the programme.[7] The Low Carb Program is used in the NHS and selected by the NHS Innovation Accelerator to scale type 2 diabetes remission.[6]
Hypo Program
The Hypo Program was the world's first structured education program focused on low blood glucose levels, or hypoglycemia, for people with insulin-treated diabetes to better manage blood glucose levels.[8]
References
- ^ a b Jelley, Oliver (November 2, 2018). "BBC News broadcasts interview with DDM co-founder". DiabetesTimes.co.uk. DiabetesTimes. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
- ^ Quality in Care Programme: Best initiative supporting self-care
- ^ Unwin, David; Unwin, Jen (2014). "Low carbohydrate diet to achieve weight loss and improve HbA1c in type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes: experience from one general practice". Practical Diabetes. 31 (2): 76–79. doi:10.1002/pdi.1835. ISSN 2047-2897.
- ^ Bernardi, Roberta; Wu, Philip (December 10–13, 2017). "The Impact of Online Health Communities on Patients' Health Self-Management". Proceedings of the Thirty-Eight International Conference of Information Systems: 2017 (ICIS 2017). Retrieved April 23, 2019.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date format (link) - ^ Taylor, Joanna; Pagliari, Claudia (July 2015). "Understanding the social dynamics of Twitter, Facebook and Diabetes.co.uk and their value implications for patients and health researchers". Global Health, International Academy, Research and Industry Association: 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
- ^ a b "NHS Innovation Accelerator: Low Carb Program". NHSAccelerator.com. NHS. February 2, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
- ^ Saslow, Laura; Summers, Charlotte; Aikens, James; Unwin, David (2018). "Outcomes of a Digitally Delivered Low-Carbohydrate Type 2 Diabetes Self-Management Program: 1-Year Results of a Single-Arm Longitudinal Study". JMIR Diabetes. 12 (3). doi:10.2196/diabetes.9333.
{{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help)CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ Jelley, Oliver (November 2, 2018). "New hypoglycaemia digital education programme launched". DiabetesTimes.co.uk. DiabetesTimes. Retrieved February 4, 2019.