Anxiety associated with self monitoring of capillary blood glucose

Evaluation of the Capillary Blood Glucose Self-monitoring Program

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the structure, process and results of the Capillary Blood Glucose Self-monitoring Program in a Brazilian city. METHOD Epidemiological, cross-sectional study. The methodological framework of Donabedian was used to construct indicators of structure, process and outcome. A random sample (n = 288) of users enrolled and 96 health professionals who worked in the program was st...

[Self-monitoring of blood glucose].

As the point of care testing(POCT), devices for self-monitoring blood glucose(SMBG) are most common. The problems in SMBG can be found in the popularity of SMBG itself. The reasons for the problems are three. First is the innovation of technology. As each maker has developed devices based on their own intention, device to device difference is too large, so that the standardization is needed. Th...

Routine self-monitoring of blood glucose.

Self-monitoring of blood glucose: practical aspects.

Self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) should be part of a regular management plan for patients with diabetes. Self-monitoring of blood glucose provides information regarding an individual's dynamic blood glucose profile. This information can help with the appropriate scheduling of food, activity, and medication. It is also required for understanding of the timing of blood glucose variations. ...

Practical use of self-monitoring of blood glucose data.

Self-monitoring of blood glucose provides information about blood glucose control. The data become useful information and knowledge through careful analysis for patterns that are appropriate or can be corrected. Some analyses can be performed on newer blood glucose meters, but most often, this needs to be done on a computer, tablet, or smartphone. There are a few established methods of presenti...