OBJECTIVE To evaluate the alternative parameters to monitor glycemia in pregnant women with diabetes studying the relationship between fructosamine testing and self monitoring of blood glucose in pregnant women with diabetes. MATERIALS AND METHODS Serum fructosamine levels and the self monitoring of blood glucose over 14 days before the collection of fructosamine were evaluated in 47 diabetic...

OBJECTIVE To determine the clinical effectiveness of real time continuous glucose monitoring compared with self monitoring of blood glucose in type 1 diabetes. DESIGN Meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. DATA SOURCES Cochrane database for randomised controlled trials, Ovid Medline, Embase, Google Scholar, lists of papers supplied by manufacturers of continuous glucose monitors, an...

Aim: The aims of this review are to explore and quantify the importance of blood glucose monitoring on glycaemic control in children and adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM). Methods: A literature search of the major bibliographic databases found 11 observational studies which met the inclusion criteria of this review. Results: 9 of the 11 papers found a significant link between sel...

BACKGROUND Adolescents dealing with type 1 diabetes experience disruptions in affect and diabetes management that may influence their blood glucose. PURPOSE A daily diary format examined whether daily fluctuations in both negative and positive affect were associated with adolescents' perceived diabetes task competence (DTC) and blood glucose, and whether perceived DTC mediated the relationshi...

Background: Although people with diabetes have common problems, their educational needs may be different and they all have the right to participate in the planning and implementation of individual or group health care programs. Meanwhile, there are no proper care interventions for diabetic patients in Indonesia. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a tailored care in...

OBJECTIVE To assess the cost effectiveness of self monitoring of blood glucose alone or with additional training in incorporating the results into self care, in addition to standardised usual care for patients with non-insulin treated type 2 diabetes. DESIGN Incremental cost utility analysis from a healthcare perspective. Data on resource use from the randomised controlled diabetes glycaemic ...