Blood glucose self-monitoring in type 2 diabetes: a randomised controlled trial.

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OBJECTIVES: To determine whether self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG), either alone or with additional instruction in incorporating the results into self-care, is more effective than usual care in improving glycaemic control in non-insulin-treated diabetes. DESIGN: An open, parallel group randomised controlled trial. SETTING: 24 general practices in Oxfordshire and 24 in South Yorkshire, UK. PARTICIPANTS: Patients with non-insulin-treated type 2 diabetes, aged > or = 25 years and with ...

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Authors: Farmer, A; Wade, A; French, D; Simon, J; Yudkin, P

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Health technology assessment (Winchester, England)
• Volume: 13
• Issue: 15
• Pages: iii-50
• Publication date: 2009-02-01
• DOI: 10.3310/hta13150
• EISSN: 2046-4924
• ISSN: 1366-5278
• Language: English
• Keywords: Hypoglycemia; Middle Aged; England; Questionnaires; Humans; Adult; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Qualitative Research; Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring; Female; Patient Education as Topic; Quality of Life; DiGEM Trial Group; Follow-Up Studies; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Hemoglobin A, Glycosylated; Male; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Analysis of Variance; Patient Compliance