MyDiaText Text Messaging Intervention for Diabetes

MyDiaText: Texting the Way to Better Diabetes Control

To test a text messaging intervention using MyDiaText and financial incentives to determine whether such an intervention will improve self-reported self-care behaviors in children 12 to 18 years old. The intervention will consist of daily text messages sent to the subject's personal mobile device. Subjects will be incentivized to respond to text messages via a lottery financial incentive. Previously developed text messages based on the American Diabetes Association (ADA) behavior goals will be used for this intervention.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosis of type 1 diabetes for more than 1 year
• HbA1c greater than or equal to 8% but less than 14%.
• Have been seen in diabetes clinic in the last 6 months
• Owns a personal mobile device with unlimited text messaging plan

Exclusion Criteria:

• Non-English speaking
• Significant cognitive disability or major organ illness
• Hemolytic anemia