Diabetes Voice

Diabetes Voice is the online magazine of IDF. It covers the latest developments in diabetes care, education, prevention, research, health policy and economics, as well as themes related to living with diabetes. Diabetes Voice goes to the heart of issues that are crucial to all those who can further the promotion of diabetes care, prevention, and a cure worldwide.

Diabetes Voice was made available as a print and digital magazine until 2018. It is now available as a digital platform at diabetesvoice.org.

Archive content of the magazine until March 2018 is available below.

Issue: June 2014
Section: Diabetes views

Motivating better diabetes self-care with SMS text messaging

Last update: 15/03/2017
Author: Josefien van Olmen, Grace Marie Ku, Maurits van Pelt, Christian Darras, Guy Kegels
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Good self-management is crucial for experiencing a healthy life with diabetes. Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) and Diabetes Self-Management Support (DSMS) activities provide a process for people living with diabetes to gain the knowledge and skills needed to modify their behaviour. DSME and DSMS also help people with diabetes self-manage the disease and related conditions. The implementation of DSME/DSMS takes different forms depending on the organisation of care for people with diabetes including their healthcare system and their healthcare provision. The impact of the cultural and socio-economic environment in which they live is also an important factor.

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