Diabetes Digital Media

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]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Products and services
* 2.1 Diabetes Forum
* 2.2 Low Carb Program
* 2.3 Hypo Program
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## 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

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jelley, Oliver (November 2, 2018). "BBC News broadcasts interview with DDM co-founder". DiabetesTimes. https://diabetestimes.co.uk/bbc-news-broadcasts-interview-with-ddm-cofounder/.
2. ↑ Quality in Care Programme: Best initiative supporting self-care
3. ↑ 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.
4. ↑ 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). https://pure.royalholloway.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/the-impact-of-online-health-communities-on-patients-health-selfmanagement(7aea4062-c886-47df-9810-aeee7948d147)/export.html. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
5. ↑ 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. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/280132393_Understanding_the_social_dynamics_of_Twitter_Facebook_and_Diabetescouk_and_their_value_implications_for_patients_and_health_researchers. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "NHS Innovation Accelerator: Low Carb Program". NHS. February 2, 2019. https://nhsaccelerator.com/innovation/low-carb-program/.
7. ↑ 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.
8. ↑ Jelley, Oliver (November 2, 2018). "New hypoglycaemia digital education programme launched". DiabetesTimes. https://diabetestimes.co.uk/new-hypoglycaemia-digital-education-programme-launched/.

## External links

* Diabetes.co.uk
* LowCarbProgram.com
* HypoProgram.com

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