"Counting Carbs to Be in Charge": A Comparison of an Internet-Based Education Module With In-Class Education in Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes.

ABSTRACT: Carbohydrate counting is an essential component of type 1 diabetes education but can be difficult for adolescents to learn. Because adolescents are avid users of technology, an Internet-based education module was compared with an in-class education session in terms of carbohydrate counting accuracy in adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Adolescent participants displayed increased carbohydrate counting accuracy after attending an in-class education session compared with an Internet-based education module. These results suggest that online education is best reserved as an adjunctive therapy to in-class teaching in this population.

SUBMITTER: Pais V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7839608 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature