Mobile Sipoo - Telemonitoring With Combined With Active Assistance Technology

Inclusion Criteria: * Confirmed diagnosis of diabetes or hypertension made at least 6 months prior to inclusion to study. * For hypertensive patients: Blood pressure over 140/90 mmHg (systolic and diastolic separately) treated or untreated * Diabetes patients: Glycohemoglobin A1c over 6.5% but lower that 11% * use of diabetes medication Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who decline to participate * Patients specifically excluded by the health centre physician * Patients unable to co-operate, expected poor study compliance (IT illiterate) or reluctance to perform self monitoring * Pregnancy * Patients with a life expectance of less than one year * Patients with major elective surgery planned within 6 months or patient has had major surgery within last 2 months. * Patients with psychiatric disorders (depression), abuse of alcohol or narcotics complicating or disabling participation in the study