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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Verizon Foundation and Baptist Health have announced a pilot program to study whether mobile technology can improve the health of diabetes patients.
The foundation is putting up $427,700 to help fund the year-long program.
Participants include two groups of medically-underserved patients in Pulaski County with Type 2 diabetes who manage their disease at home. One group of 125 participants will receive smartphones with relevant apps and monitoring devices to help them manage their diabetes, blood pressure and weight. The second group of 125 participants will receive standard monitoring devices, including blood pressure machines, test strips and exercise logs. Both groups have access to a support team.
At the end of the program, Baptist Health program coordinators will analyze the results to see which group fared best.
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