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ConferencesAttended Medicine 2.0'11 (Stanford University, USA) Attended Medicine 2.0'12 (Boston, USA) Attended Medicine 2.0'14 Summit & World Congress (Maui, Hawaii, USA) Accepted AbstractsMedicine 2.0'12 (Boston, USA)The Diabetes Online Community: A Content Analysis of Return Members Background: Social networking in the context of health is a fairly new phenomenon. The diabetes online community (DOC) is a way for individuals with diabetes, and their caregivers, to engage with others who have a vested interest in diabetes. The DOC encompasses diabetes specific social networking sites, general social networking sites (Facebook, Twitter), blogs, vlogs, and discussion boards. Different from medical advice, DOC users are generating peer-to-peer discussions about diabetes based... Medicine 2.0'14 Summit & World Congress (Maui, Hawaii, USA)Engagement in the Diabetes Online Community is Associated with Better Glycemic Control Background: Diabetes requires ongoing self-care management and many individuals with diabetes become experts in translating medical recommendations into real-life strategies to manage their diabetes day-to-day. The diabetes online community (DOC) is one place where discussions about day-to-day diabetes management strategies occur among peers. The DOC comprises multiple websites that include social networking sites, blogs, and forums in which apomediated diabetes related discussions occur. Onl... Published WithThis user's work may be related toPrivacy settings prevent us from displaying this information. Users who MichelleLitchman has said they are a friend/colleague ofPrivacy settings prevent us from displaying this information. Users who have said they are friend/colleague of MichelleLitchmanPrivacy settings prevent us from displaying this information. Users who identified MichelleLitchman as friend/colleague and who MichelleLitchman considers friends/colleaguesPrivacy settings prevent us from displaying this information. Users who MichelleLitchman said they have metPrivacy settings prevent us from displaying this information. Users who said they have met MichelleLitchmanPrivacy settings prevent us from displaying this information. Users who have said they have met MichelleLitchman and who MichelleLitchman says they have metPrivacy settings prevent us from displaying this information. Users who want to meet MichelleLitchman and who MichelleLitchman wants to meetPrivacy settings prevent us from displaying this information. |
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