Or you can unsubscribe by calling XXXXXXX or going to www. A similar randomized controlled trial of 2 years' duration among 537 Asian Indian men with pre-diabetes found that mobile phone messaging was an acceptable method for delivering advice and support for lifestyle modification to prevent type 2 diabetes (Ramachandran, 2013). The trial was the first to show the benefit of this technology in the prevention of diabetes, with a 36% reduction in relative risk as compared with standard care within 2 years. A further pilot study of 1 year's duration among 200 patients with type 2 diabetes in the clinic showed that mobile phone messages about the principles of diabetes management helped to improve health care outcomes.