Model-based Decision Support System to Improve Diabetes Care and Management

The model-based Karlsburg Diabetes Management System (KADIS®) has been developed as a decision support for physicians in their efforts to optimize metabolic control in diabetes care. For this purpose, KADIS® was evaluated under different conditions by conducting open-label mono and polycentric trials, a case-control study and, last but not least, an observational study in routine diabetes outpatient care. The trial outcomes clearly show that the recommendations provided to the physicians by KADIS® lead to significant improvement of metabolic control. It is concluded that this model-based decision support system provides an excellent tool to effectively guide physicians in decision making to achieve optimal metabolic control for their patients.