(2018-11-15) Ucsf Launches Sugar Study Livongo

UCSF launches SUGAR Study. ...Livongo Health, an Applied Health Signals company.

...randomized controlled trial in collaboration with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).

The study will randomize 300 people with diabetes to either participate in the Livongo for Diabetes program, which includes a cellular-connected blood glucose meter, unlimited free test strips, remote digital and 1:1 coaching with Certified Diabetes Educators, or receive a Bluetooth glucose meter and unlimited free test strips. Final results will compare hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) changes in both populations at six months.

The Livongo for Diabetes program is backed by a team of data scientists who Aggregate, Interpret, Apply and Iterate (AI+AI)™ substantial amounts of health data and information to create actionable, personalized and timely insights, information and nudges to improve how Livongo members experience their chronic condition.