INTRODUCTION Self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) has been underutilised. We conducted an open-label, randomised controlled trial to assess the feasibility of introducing SMBG in primary care clinics in Malaysia. METHODS This was an open-label, randomised controlled trial conducted in five public primary care clinics in Malaysia. Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (age range 35-65 year...

Background. Artifactual hypoglycaemia, defined as a discrepancy between glucometer (capillary) and plasma glucose levels, may lead to overtreatment and costly investigations. It is not infrequently observed in patients with Raynaud's phenomenon due to vascular capillary distortion, yet this is clinically underappreciated. Case Report. We report a 76-year-old woman with systemic sclerosis and Ra...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate diabetes patients' self-monitoring of blood glucose using a community pharmacy-based quality assurance procedure, to investigate whether the procedure improved the quality of the patient performance of self monitoring of blood glucose, and to examine the opinions of the patients taking part in the study. METHODS The results of patient blood glucose measurements were comp...

G lucometers are used to quickly obtain glucose concentrations in the hospital and at home. For quality assurance, the American Diabetes Association recommends periodically comparing the results from glucometers with those from referenced laboratories (1). Usually, measurement using glucometers is done one-by-one by technicians, which is costly regarding manpower. In contrast, measurement using...

The aim of the present study was to assess the effect of Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) on type 2 diabetes patients by assessing the glucose level in GCF by using commercially available glucometer. A total of 30 participants in the age group of 21-70 years were recruited for the study. Participants were divided into two groups: Group I: Fifteen otherwise healthy individuals. Group II: 15 individual...

Introduction . According to current clinical guidelines for the effective treatment of type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1) in children and adolescents, regular self-monitoring blood glucose using a meter is an integral part all training long-term follow-up programs. Aim To evaluate metabolic efficiency method glycemia with home glucometer patients DM1. Materials methods The study included 107 DM1 gl...