Can Playing Games Help with Diabetes?

A new study found that playing an online diabetes self-management game helped participants. The study participants answered questions from the game via email or a mobile app. Questions included topics like food and exercise choices, medication use and complications of diabetes. The study found that participating in the game helped the patients improve their blood glucose management, suggesting that gaming may be a useful way to help reach young and/or tech savvy people with diabetes. Read more

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