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DiGEM: value of glucose self‐monitoring in type 2 diabetes
Author(s) -
Burrill Peter
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
prescriber
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.106
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1931-2253
pISSN - 0959-6682
DOI - 10.1002/psb.128
Subject(s) - medicine , type 2 diabetes , diabetes mellitus , continuous glucose monitoring , gold standard (test) , self monitoring , value (mathematics) , randomized controlled trial , insulin , intensive care medicine , endocrinology , type 1 diabetes , social psychology , machine learning , computer science , psychology
A randomised controlled trial published in a peer‐reviewed journal is considered to be the ‘gold standard’ of information about the effectiveness of a treatment; however, critical appraisal of trials is required in order to judge the value and implications of the results. Here, the author presents an appraisal of the DiGEM study, which considered the effectiveness of self‐monitoring of blood glucose in patients with noninsulin‐treated diabetes. Farmer A, Wade A, Goyder E, et al . Impact of self‐monitoring of blood glucose in the management of patients with non‐insulin treated diabetes: open parallel group randomised trial. BMJ 2007;335:132‐6. Copyright © 2007 Wiley Interface Ltd