Development and Exploration of the Effectiveness and Feasbility of a Digital Intervention for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Exclusion Criteria

• •Pregnant / Breast feeding participants
• •Participants on insulin therapy or non-insulin injectable medication
• •History of diabetes crisis (hyper or hypoglycaemia) in the past 6 months
• •Blood pressure ≥ 160/100 mmHg
• •Recurrent history of acute pancreatitis
• •Decompensated liver cirrhosis
• •eGFR \<60ml/min/1.73m2
• •History of acute myocardial infarction/acute coronary syndrome(within the past 1 year), arrhythmias, heart failure (NY Class II -IV)
• •Proliferative diabetic retinopathy-Foot ulcer, gangrene
• •Deep vein thrombosis of lower limbs(within the past 12 months)
• •Intermittent claudication -History of cerebral haemorrhage or acute cerebral infarction (within the past 12 months)
• •History of active cancer
• •Post-transplant/perioperative participants(defined as planned for operation for the next 6 months)
• •History of hypo or hyperthyroidism, including subclinical states
• •Musculoskeletal injuries resulting in difficulty to perform physical activities
• •Failure to provide consent
• •Unable to perform activities of daily livings (ADLs)
• •Unable to use WhatsApp and YouTube via mobile devices, e.g. phone or tablet.