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These important outcomes reach across all forms of diabetes and have the potential to increase compliance of self-monitoring with the aim of improving long-term outcomes such as hemoglobin A\n 1c<\/jats:sub>\n (HbA\n 1c<\/jats:sub>\n ).\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Objective<\/jats:title>\n This systematic review aims to explore the literature for evidence of smartwatch technology in type 1, 2, and gestational diabetes.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n \n A systematic review was undertaken by searching Ovid MEDLINE and CINAHL databases. A second search using all identified keywords and index terms was performed on Ovid MEDLINE (January 1966 to August 2023), Embase (January 1980 to August 2023), Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL, the Cochrane Library, latest issue), CINAHL (from 1982), IEEE Xplore, ACM Digital Libraries, and Web of Science databases. Type 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes were eligible for inclusion. Quantitative studies such as prospective cohort or randomized clinical trials that explored the feasibility, usability, or effect of smartwatch technology in people with diabetes were eligible. Outcomes of interest were changes in blood glucose or HbA\n 1c<\/jats:sub>\n , physical activity levels, medication adherence, and feasibility or usability scores.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n Of the 8558 titles and abstracts screened, 5 studies were included for qualitative synthesis in this review. A total of 322 participants with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus were included in the review. A total of 4 studies focused on the feasibility and usability of smartwatch technology in diabetes management. One study conducted a proof-of-concept randomized clinical trial including smartwatch technology for exercise time prescriptions for participants with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Adherence of participants to smartwatch technology varied between included studies, with one reporting input submissions of 58% and another reporting that participants logged 50% more entries than they were required to. One study reported significantly improved glycemic control with integrated smartwatch technology, with increased exercise prescriptions; however, this study was not powered and required a longer observational period.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n This systematic review has highlighted the lack of robust randomized clinical trials that explore the efficacy of smartwatch technology in the management of patients with type 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes. 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