SMART2D
SMART2D, a multi-country research project funded by the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme of the European Union, that integrated 6 academic partners with Karolinska Institutet as the coordinating department. The projects aims waws to address the gaps in the care and management of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The project ended in 2020.
Overview
Project overview
There are gaps in the care and management of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) worldwide - the inadequate identification of those at risk due to strong health center-based care, poor contextualization of evidence-based practices, and inadequate focus on vulnerable population groups.
The Contexts
Information on the three settings
Events
News
Our latest work
Publications
Material and publications with the SMART2D project.
News
Photo: Stefan ZimmermanSharing of knowledge from an international project on how to manage your type-2 diabetes
In two socio-economically disadvantaged Stockholm suburbs, an urban township in South Africa and a rural area in Uganda, new methods are currently being tested to help people with type 2 diabetes take better control of their disease. The studies are part of the international research project Smart2d.