ArticleDiabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders2025
Real-World Effectiveness of My Dose Coach™-Assisted Basal Insulin Titration in People with Type 2 Diabetes in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
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- Smartphone-Based Automated Basal Insulin Titration During Ramadan Fasting: Data From Adults With Type 2 Diabetes in Saudi Arabia.Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2026Article
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Abstract
introductionMy Dose Coach (MDC) is a digital smartphone application approved in multiple countries, including Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, to help people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) titrate their basal insulin as per their clinician-guided, individualized diabetes care plan.
methodsA retrospective, observational cohort analysis was conducted on MDC user data collected from 1 January 2021 to 1 June 2023 in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Primary outcome was change in fasting blood glucose (FBG). Key secondary outcomes included time to achieve FBG and HbA
resultsAmong all users (N = 494), mean ± SD FBG decrease was -44.4 ± 72.5 mg/dL. Mean ± SD time to achieve FBG target was 14.8 ± 20.9 days and 12.8 ± 18.8, 29.1 ± 28.0, and 43.5 ± 41.7 days for high-, moderate-, and low-frequency MDC users, respectively. Individualized FBG targets were achieved by 276 (55.9%) users, and high-frequency of MDC use was associated with better target achievement (p < 0.01). Mean ± SD time to achieve HbA
conclusionsCurrent findings show that using MDC is associated with improved glycemic control in people with T2D in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, with greater benefits observed with higher frequency MDC usage.
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