Virtual Endocrinology Care Emphasizing Data-Driven Insights and Continuous Engagement and Its Impact on Glycemic Outcomes in Patients With Uncontrolled Diabetes: A Real-world Retrospective Case Series

• Published in: JMIR diabetes 2022-03, Vol.7 (1), p.e30626-e30626
• Main Authors: Wu, Calvin C, Wu, Karin C, José, Aimée S, Novin, Niloufar
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Diabetes; Education; Endocrinology; Glucose monitoring; Health care access; Insulin; Lifestyles; Mental health; Original Paper; Patient-centered care; Patients; Software; Telemedicine
• ISSN: 2371-4379; 2371-4379
• DOI: 10.2196/30626

Steady Health's novel virtual care model incorporates continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) and a multidisciplinary approach to timely person-centered diabetes care. This real-world retrospective case series explores the early glycemic outcomes of its patients with uncontrolled diabetes. All patients of Steady Health who had an initial time in range (TIR) below 70% from their first 4 weeks of available CGM data and who had completed onboarding by February 2021 were included in this analysis. We compared the change in TIR, time below range, and average blood glucose from their first 4 weeks with their latest 4 weeks of available CGM data. Hemoglobin A (HbA ) values at baseline and at the end of the study were also compared. Patients completed a questionnaire assessing their satisfaction with Steady Health's intervention. A total of 53 patients (n=35, 66% with type 1 diabetes; n=44, 83% treated with insulin) were included in this analysis. This cohort had a median baseline TIR of 53.0% (IQR 40.9%, 61.7%) and saw a median change in TIR of +16.6% (IQR +6.0%, +27.9%; P