Frequency of blood glucose monitoring in relation to glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Studies after studies, after studies, after studies prove that
frequency of blood sugar testing, in Type 2 diabetics, who do not use
insulin, have no relation to blood glucose control:
Study done in Italy,involve two thousand diabetics, over three years.
Conclusion: "In a large sample of non-insulin-treated Type 2 diabetic
patients, the performance and frequency of SMBG did not predict better
metabolic control over 3 years." Published in July of 2005 (sig!)
http://tinyurl.com/d2aho
Study involve 1200 diabetics by VA Northern California Health Care
System Published in 2002
Conclusion: "Reduction in self-monitoring of blood glucose in persons
with type 2 diabetes results in cost savings and no change in glycemic
control."
http://tinyurl.com/dzo56
Study done in Lublin, Poland 64 type 1 and type 2 diabetics involved.
Published in 2002. Conclusion : "The increase in frequency of
self-monitoring of blood glucose in patients with type 1 diabetes was
associated with better metabolic control. The ability to adjust insulin
doses in patients with type 1 diabetes was associated with better
metabolic control. No association was found between glycaemic control
and the frequency of self-monitoring in patients with type 2 diabetes."
http://tinyurl.com/bzkkt
Study done by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney
Diseases in cooperation with National Institutes of Health, published
in June of 2001.
Conclusion : "the frequency of self-monitoring was not related to
glycemic control"
http://tinyurl.com/cugcs
Still want to "test, test, test" and stub your fingers "eight
times a day" instead of recommended by American Diabetes association
(and now you know why) once-twice a day or less.

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