Open AccessBlood glucose self-monitoring among patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 in family medicine practice
Author(s) -
Samira Herenda,
Husref Tahirović
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
medicinski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1820-7383
pISSN - 0025-8105
DOI - 10.2298/mpns0908342h
Subject(s) - medicine , hypoglycemia , glycemic , diabetes mellitus , self monitoring , disease , type 1 diabetes , type 2 diabetes , patient education , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , family medicine , endocrinology , psychology , social psychology
Good knowledge of diabetic patients about their disease is often not related with good glycemic control. The aim of this study was to determine the level of application of acquired knowledge about diabetes in recognizing and resolving hypoglycemic and hyperglycemic conditions in patients who did or did not do blood glucose self-monitoring as well as the impact of self-monitoring on HbA1c during education of patients with diabetes type 2.