Culturally adapted mobile application for optimizing metabolic control in type 1 diabetes: a pilot study.

Objective: To evaluate whether use of a culturally adapted mobile application (app) for adolescents with type 1 diabetes is associated with improved metabolic control.

Methods: The Dominican Republic's National Institute of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Nutrition and the Learning to Live clinic recruited 23 pediatric participants for the study. Blood tests were performed before and after use of the app for a period of 3 months.

Quality of life and metabolic control in type 2 diabetes mellitus diagnosed individuals.

Aims: Determine the correlation of quality of life (QoL) and the impact on the metabolic control of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Methods: An observational study was conducted at the outpatient consulting service in a specialized hospital in Santo Domingo, DR. We used a non-probabilistic, convenience sampling strategy, and the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF) short form questionnaire was applied.

Quality of Life and Nutritional Status in diabetic patients on hemodialysis.

Aims: The quality of life (QoL) of patients with diabetes and in hemodialysis is affected by their nutritional status. We aimed to determine the correlation between QoL and nutritional status of patients in hemodialysis.

Methods: We conducted a study with people with diabetes and in hemodialysis.