Clinics serving patients with type 2 diabetes may now deploy an automated text-messaging system to send friendly communications reminding patients to take their medications, choose healthy foods, and stay active.
“REACH turned out to make a real difference, and also be kind of insanely engaging in a diverse group of adults with type 2 diabetes,” said Lindsay S. Mayberry, Ph.D., an associate professor of medicine and biomedical informatics. “People really liked it. In an early study, the median response rate to interactive texts was 91 percent over a year.”