Jump starting shared medical appointments for diabetes with weight management: Rationale and design of a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rates of glycemic control remain suboptimal nationwide. Medication intensification for diabetes can have undesirable side effects (weight gain, hypoglycemia), which offset the benefits of glycemic control. A Shared Medical Appointment (SMA) intervention for diabetes that emphasizes weight management could improve glycemic outcomes and reduce weight while simultaneously lowering diabetes medication needs, resulting in less hypoglycemia and better quality of life. We describe the rationale and design for a study evaluating a novel SMA intervention for diabetes that primarily emphasizes low-carbohydrate diet-focused weight management.

Methods

Jump Starting Shared Medical Appointments for Diabetes with Weight Management (Jump Start) is a randomized, controlled trial t

SUBMITTER: Crowley MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5505724 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature