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...

Real-time continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices have great potential to improve glycemic management in children and adolescents with diabetes and other disorders of glucose regulation. These devices can be used as either adjuncts or replacements for traditional meters because they have additional features such as blood sugar alarms and glucose-trend information. These features allow for d...

Corresponding Author: Christopher Parkin, M.S., CGParkin Communications, Inc., 219 Red Rock Road, Boulder City, NV 89005; email address [email protected] Structured self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) is an approach to diabetes management in which blood glucose data are generated according to a defined testing regimen, interpreted, and then used to make changes in therapy.1 Findings from r...

background & aim: the prevalence of gestational diabetes during pregnancy is one of the major maternal and fetal complications. self-care behavior could be an effective method to control gestational diabetes induced by pregnancy. the theory of planned behavior (tpb) is one of the popular conceptual frameworks for the study of human action and the prediction and understanding of particular behav...

BACKGROUND Multiple barriers stand in the way of patients performing self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG). Alternate-site testing (AST) has been introduced as one solution to reduce pain and improve compliance. In a study published in this issue of Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology, Ito and colleagues studied patients who exclusively used the traditional fingertip blood glucose test...

Reducing barriers to self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) remains an ongoing goal. One major reported barrier is lancing pain. This analysis was written in response to the article by Kocher and associates in this issue of Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology in which 157 patients with diabetes experienced in the use of SMBG compared high market share blood glucose monitoring systems an...

introduction: spirituality is taken deeply into consideration as a part of health because of its role in the control of chronic diseases and its importance in determination of life purpose in the elderly. this study aimed to investigate the association between spiritual health and blood sugar control in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted on ...

background: cornus mas l, an olive-shaped red-colored single-seeded fruit, is used in traditional medicine in different parts of europe and asia. objectives: in the present study, 40 male wistar rats were randomly divided into five groups, and the effects of 21 days of intraperitoneally (ip) administration of 50, 200 and 400 mg/kg body weight of c. mas hydro-methanolic extract on the rats hemat...

background: use of glucosamine as an alternative treatment for osteoarthritis is becoming more frequent, including in those who have diabetes at the same time. the results from in vitro and animal studies propose that glucosamine may inversely affect glucose metabolism. however, the recommended dose of oral glucosamine in healthy people or diabetics did not have such effects consistently. the a...

this study was planned to investigate the effects of supplementation of cinnamon on fasting blood glucose levels and lipid profiles among type2 diabetic patients. 60 subjects with type 2 diabetes from both sexes (30 males and 30 females) were allocated to the intervention and control groups (30 individuals per group). t he doses of 1.5 g of cinnamon were equally administered orally in the form ...