MyDESMOND featured in the Diabetes and Primary Care Journal

The role of digital diabetes education (MyDESMOND) during the COVID-19 pandemic

Part of Diabetes on the Net, the Diabetes and Primary Care Journal is the journal for healthcare professionals with an interest in primary care diabetes.

The role of digital diabetes education (MyDESMOND) during the COVID-19 pandemic, is a featured article detailing the history of MyDESMOND and how the programme has developed and grown in users since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Feedback from service users suggests that during COVID, MyDESMOND has provided them with a place to go to find out information, have their concerns addressed and access avenues of support.

Some of our user feedback:

“I was diagnosed in March 2021 with no help because of lockdown. MyDESMOND has helped me learn a lot about diabetes and helped me to understand it more.”

“…in small chunks at a time I find that the information stays with you better than trying to take everything in at once. Big thank you for putting it all together.”

Current self-reported user data show reductions in weight for 87% of users and reductions in HbA1c for 85%.

Extracted from the The role of digital diabetes education (MyDESMOND) during the COVID-19 pandemic article featured in Diabetes and Primary Care journal. For further information, please click here.