Effects of Health Maintenance Organization Coverage of Self-monitoring Devices on Diabetes Self-care and Glycemic Control | Zendy

Stephen B. Soumerai | Zendy; Connie Mah | Zendy; Fang Zhang | Zendy; Alyce S. Adams | Zendy; Mary B. Barton | Zendy; Vera Fajtova | Zendy; Dennis RossDegnan | Zendy

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Effects of Health Maintenance Organization Coverage of Self-monitoring Devices on Diabetes Self-care and Glycemic Control

Author(s) -

Stephen B. Soumerai,

Connie Mah,

Fang Zhang,

Alyce S. Adams,

Mary B. Barton,

Vera Fajtova,

Dennis RossDegnan

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

archives of internal medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1538-3679

pISSN - 0003-9926

DOI - 10.1001/archinte.164.6.645

Subject(s) - glycemic , medicine , diabetes mellitus , sulfonylurea , type 2 diabetes , confidence interval , blood glucose self monitoring , cohort , emergency medicine , endocrinology , continuous glucose monitoring

Increasingly, government mandates require insurance coverage of blood glucose monitors and test strips for patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. No data exist on the effects of such coverage on self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG), medication compliance, or blood glucose control. We evaluated whether a policy providing free blood glucose monitors increased SMBG and whether initiating SMBG was associated with increased regularity of medication use and improved glucose control (hemoglobin A(1c) [HbA(1c)] level).

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