IDF Europe's position on mobile applications in diabetes.

Over the last decade, advances in technology and connectivity have led to the boom of Internet-based and mobile applications (Apps) which have rendered access to information easier and faster and have changed our daily lives. With 60 million people living with diabetes (PWD) in Europe and 32 million more at risk, diabetes has been a major target for software companies, with the aim to help people manage their chronic condition, and to prevent diabetes in people at risk. IDF Europe is the voice of 70 national associations, representing PWD and health professionals in 47 European countries, and a strong supporter of innovation in healthcare.

Sustaining diabetes prevention and care interventions: A multiple case study of translational research projects.

Background: This study identifies the barriers and enablers for sustainability of interventions in primary and secondary prevention of diabetes. In the context of translational research, sustainability is defined as the continued use of program components and activities for the continued achievement of desirable program and population outcomes.

Methods: In this study, eleven translational research projects, supported by the BRIDGES program of the International Diabetes Federation, were investigated.

Challenges in real-life diabetes translation research: early lessons from BRIDGES projects.

Aims: Efficacious interventions for prevention of diabetes and its complications exist; however, their implementation is woefully inadequate. The purpose of this project is to qualitatively assess the early lessons learnt from implementing translational research from eleven projects supported by BRIDGES, an International Diabetes Federation program.

Methods: Semi-structured in-depth interviews conducted with 10 researchers, seeking their views on factors relating to success and barriers to implementation.