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GuidelineDiabetes & metabolic syndrome

Management of diabetes mellitus through teleconsultation during COVID-19 and similar scenarios - Guidelines from Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) expert group.

Gokul Sarveswaran, Sukanya Rangamani, Amerta Ghosh, Anil Bhansali, Mala Dharmalingam, Ambika Gopalakrishnan Unnikrishnan, Naval Kishore Vikram, Prashant Mathur, Anoop Misra

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Guideline in Diabetes & metabolic syndrome. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
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  3. Using digital tools to improve diabetes care in India with continuous glucose monitoring.Therapeutic advances in endocrinology and metabolism · 2025
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  4. Article
  5. Telemedicine for the Clinical Management of Diabetes; Implications and Considerations After COVID-19 Experience.High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 7 institutions in 1 country.

Gokul SarveswaranICMR - National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research (NCDIR), Bengaluru, Karnataka, 562 110, India. Electronic address: gokuls.ncdir@icmr.gov.in.
Sukanya RangamaniICMR - National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research (NCDIR), Bengaluru, Karnataka, 562 110, India. Electronic address: sukanya@ncdirindia.org.
Amerta GhoshDiabetology, Fortis C-DOC Center of Excellence for Diabetes, Metabolic Diseases, and Endocrinology, New Delhi, 110 048, India. Electronic address: dramritaghosh@outlook.com.
Anil BhansaliDepartment of Endocrinology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, 160 012, India. Electronic address: anilbhansaliendocrine@gmail.com.
Mala DharmalingamDepartment of Endocrinology, M S Ramaiah Medical College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560 054, India. Electronic address: drmaladharmalingam@gmail.com.
Ambika Gopalakrishnan UnnikrishnanChellaram Diabetes Institute, Pune, Maharashtra, 411 021, India. Electronic address: unnikrishnanag@gmail.com.
Naval Kishore VikramDepartment of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, 110 029, India. Electronic address: navalvikram@gmail.com.
Prashant MathurICMR - National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research (NCDIR), Bengaluru, Karnataka, 562 110, India. Electronic address: director-ncdir@icmr.gov.in.
Anoop MisraFortis C-DOC Center of Excellence for Diabetes, Metabolic Diseases, and Endocrinology, New Delhi, 110 048, India. Electronic address: anoopmisra@gmail.com.
National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research · INAll India Institute of Medical Sciences · INChellaram Hospital · INDiabetes Foundation · INM.S. Ramaiah Medical College · INNational Diabetes Obesity and Cholesterol Foundation · INPost Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionEmergence of COVID-19 pandemic has led to increased use of telemedicine in health care delivery. Telemedicine facilitates long-term clinical care for monitoring and prevention of complications of diabetes mellitus. GUIDELINES: Precise indications for teleconsultation, clinical care services which can be provided, and good clinical practices to be followed during teleconsultation are explained. Guidance on risk assessment and health education for diabetes risk factors, counselling for blood glucose monitoring, treatment compliance, and prevention of complications are described.

conclusionThe guidelines will help physicians in adopting teleconsultation for management of diabetes mellitus, facilitate access to diabetes care and improve health outcomes.

Indexed as

Biomedical ResearchCommunicable Disease ControlCOVID-19Delivery of Health CareDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Expert TestimonyHumansIndiaPandemicsRemote ConsultationTelemedicineCOVID-19Diabetes MellitusType 2ManagementTeleconsultationTelemedicine

Identifiers

PMID34399274
PMCPMC8349457
OpenAlexW3189632581

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