Using Social Media to Track Geographic Variability in Language About Diabetes: Analysis of Diabetes-Related Tweets Across the United States.

Heather M Griffis David A Asch H Andrew Schwartz Lyle H Ungar Alison Meredith Buttenheim Frances K Barg Nandita Mitra Raina M Merchant

Published in: JMIR diabetes (2020)

Diabetes-related tweets originating from counties with high prevalence of diabetes have different themes than tweets originating from counties with low prevalence of diabetes. Interventions could be informed from this variation to promote healthy behaviors.

Keyphrases

type diabetes
social media
cardiovascular disease
glycemic control
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome