Connected Care for Type 2 Diabetes Self-Management

Inclusion Criteria: * patients with T2DM (as confirmed by the physician's diagnosis); * belonging to one of the 13 Diabetes Centres (CADs) of the Marche region in Italy (Pesaro, Urbino, Fano, Senigallia, Jesi, Fabriano, IRCCS-INRCA, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria delle Marche, Civitanova Marche, Macerata, Fermo, San Benedetto del Tronto e Ascoli Piceno); * age \> = 18; * resident in the Marche region; * HbA1c \> 7 on most recent laboratory report within the last 3 months; * no changes in diabetes medication in the previous 6 months; * no prescription for any hypoglycaemic agent within the previous 4 weeks or taking a consistent dose of one or more oral hypoglycaemic agents for more than 12 weeks; * owning smartphone/mobile phone with an internet connection; * capable to consent; * fulfilling and signing the informed consent; * with self-reported competencies of communicating verbally in local language (corresponding to a level of Italian language knowledge =\>A2 of the CEFR levels). Exclusion Criteria: * acute medical problems: myocardial infarction or stroke within 6 months, difficulty in exercise and physical activity due to spinal disease (intervertebral disc prolapse, spinal stenosis, etc.), joint disease, or major surgery at the time of screening, painful arthritis, spinal stenosis, amputation, painful foot lesions or neuropathy limiting balance and mobility, advanced Parkinson's disease and/or neuromuscular disorders, advanced dementia, metastatic cancer, in long-term immunosuppressant therapy, significant visual or hearing impairment, uncontrolled hypertension or other serious conditions that restrict their participation in the study, severe/major depression and other relevant psychiatric disorders; * estimated glomerular filtration rate \< 30 mL/min/1.73 m2; * plan to receive surgery that could limit physical activity during the study period; * pregnant or breastfeeding; * participation in another studies; * lack of written informed consent.