Table 3.
General Characteristics of 34 Largest Public Diabetes Facebook Groups as of October 2018.
| Group name | Number of members | Number of new members in past 30 days | Type of diabetes in focus | Number of posts in past 30 days | Months in operation | Country of origin | Engagement leader presenta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes support | 22 117 | 701 | N/S | 831 | 12 | USA | No |
| Diabetes recipes | 20 760 | 43 | N/S | 1 | 72 | Unknown | No |
| Diabetes cure without medicine | 18 076 | 450 | N/S | 54 | 36 | India | Yes |
| Diabetes support group | 16 501 | 186 | N/S | 241 | 36 | India | Yes |
| Diabetes awareness | 13 985 | 30 | N/S | 2 | 60 | Unknown | Yes |
| Awareness centre on diabetes and heart diseases (SVCCZ) | 11 552 | 72 | N/S | 6 | 48 | London | Yes |
| Living with diabetes | 11 228 | 527 | Type 2 | 170 | 7 | Unknown | Yes |
| The freedom from diabetes group | 10 706 | 199 | N/S | 50 | 48 | India | Yes |
| International friends with type 1 diabetes | 7795 | 40 | Type 1 | 7 | 84 | Unknown | Yes |
| DOWN WITH CARBS #1- LOW CARB/DIABETIC FRIENDLY RECIPES | 5872 | 398 | N/S | 797 | 24 | Unknown | Yes |
| Diabetes society of Maldives | 5655 | 10 | N/S | 4 | 120 | Maldives | Yes |
| Juvenile diabetes type 1 support group | 5424 | 54 | Type 1 | 129 | 24 | USA | No |
| CardioDiabetes secrets | 4699 | 782 | N/S | 378 | 36 | Egypt | Yes |
| Diabetes support group | 4656 | 16 | N/S | 39 | 36 | USA | Yes |
| Radical roads, diabetes the silent killer | 3464 | 3 | N/S | 6 | 132 | Unknown | Yes |
| Diabetic diets | 3304 | 25 | N/S | 0 | 24 | USA | Yes |
| Indian diabetics | 3288 | 60 | N/S | 80 | 108 | India | No |
| I have type 1 diabetes | 2959 | 3 | Type 1 | 25 | 144 | Unknown | No |
| The non-corrupt diabetes association | 2479 | 8 | N/S | 23 | 48 | Unknown | Yes |
| Mary’s diabetic and lowfat recipes | 2463 | 0 | N/S | 1 | 48 | Unknown | Yes |
| Diabetes support | 1430 | 431 | N/S | 44 | 4 | India | Yes |
| cancer/hypertension/diabetic group | 1405 | 95 | N/S | 544 | 12 | Unknown | Yes |
| Type 2 diabetic recipes and food hints | 1357 | 260 | Type 2 | 80 | 72 | Unknown | No |
| Malta diabetes association | 1326 | 29 | N/S | 18 | 84 | Malta | Yes |
| Diabetes self-management tips | 1319 | 0 | N/S | 3 | 12 | Unknown | Yes |
| HOME COOKED HEALTHY RECIPE EXCHANGE AND SOME DIABETIC RECIPES | 1299 | 6 | N/S | 1 | 72 | USA | Yes |
| Diabetic friendly & low-fat recipes | 1293 | 8 | N/S | 8 | 48 | Unknown | Yes |
| Lions fight diabetes | 1245 | 135 | N/S | 86 | 36 | Unknown | Yes |
| Diabetes awareness & You (Day) | 1155 | 2 | N/S | 16 | 84 | Unknown | Yes |
| Life through the eyes of a type 1 diabetic awaiting a kidney/pancreas transplant | 1090 | 77 | N/S | 38 | 12 | UK | Yes |
| Death to diabetes | 1059 | 5 | Type 2 | 3 | 96 | Unknown | Yes |
| Reality 4 diabetes | 851 | 2 | N/S | 3 | 72 | USA | Yes |
| Diabetic type 2 recipes and support | 842 | 66 | Type 2 | 220 | 24 | USA | Yes |
| Sandy Lake health and diabetes activities and news | 804 | 3 | N/S | 15 | 72 | Canada | Yes |
a
Presence of group engagement leaders identified following review of 20 most recent Group wall posts.N/S = Not Specified.