Smartphone Application for the Management of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Mobile management group participants were given monitoring system devices including a glucometer with Bluetooth connectivity and an accelerometer to detect physical activity level. The mobile phone application specifically designed for this study was installed at enrollment for the mobile management group to collect clinical data and messages from the patients. The application consisted of four sections: clinical data, nutrition and diet, medication, and messaging system and information. Patients allocated to the mobile management group recorded their blood glucose level and diet via the smartphone application, and health care providers regularly scanned clinical data and messages from patients and sent return messages with tailored medical and nutritional guidance.