A set of simple conversation cards given to people with type 2 diabetes before their doctor visits did not lower their blood sugar or make the disease feel less intrusive in daily life, according to a randomized trial published October 19 in JAMA Network Open. But patients who used the cards took their diabetes medicines more consistently over the next six months.
The trial, called QBSafe, took place at Fair Haven Community Health Care, a federally qualified health center in New Haven, Connecticut, that serves many low-income and Spanish-speaking patients. The cards did not meet the trial's main goals, yet they appeared to change what happened during the visit.
