Table 2.

Examples of SMS text messages used in the Support through Mobile Messaging and Digital Health Technology for Diabetes feasibility study.

Message category		Example messages
Behavior change technique
	1.4 Action Planning	Plan when, where and how you are going to take your medication
	2.3 Selfmonitoring	Find a way to split your tablets into days so you notice when you have forgotten to take your tablets.
	7.1 Prompts or cues	It can be difficult to remember to take your tablets. Why not set an alarm to remind you to take them?
	G Health care system related concerns	Lots of questions? Check who the best person to see might be.
General lifestyle
	Signposting	Want to hear what other people with diabetes think? You can hear different people discuss their experiences at healthtalk online.