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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2017 Jan;31(1):228-233.
doi: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2016.08.019. Epub 2016 Aug 28.

Effects of structured testing versus routine testing of blood glucose in diabetes self-management: A randomized controlled trial

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Randomized Controlled Trial

Effects of structured testing versus routine testing of blood glucose in diabetes self-management: A randomized controlled trial

Akiko Nishimura et al. J Diabetes Complications. 2017 Jan.
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Abstract

Aims: To compare the effects of structured and routine testing regimens used in self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) on glycemic control and diabetes self-management in insulin-naïve type 2 diabetes patients.

Methods: Sixty-two outpatients with insulin-naïve type 2 diabetes were randomly allocated into two less-frequent SMBG usage groups: a structured testing group (STG) and a routine testing group (RTG). Subjects in STG measured 7-points on SMBG for 3 consecutive days once every two months without daily testing; subjects in RTG measured SMBG 3 times each week before breakfast on Monday and Friday and before dinner on Wednesday. The primary endpoint was HbA1c reduction. The secondary endpoints were change in body weight, blood pressure, treatment change, and self-management performance change.

Results: HbA1c levels were significantly decreased by 0.32% (3.50mmol/mol) in STG, partly because physicians changed medications more actively. In contrast, body weight and systolic/diastolic blood pressure were significantly reduced by 0.94kg and 6.8/4.7mmHg, respectively, in RTG, possibly related to the increased diet and exercise score in RTG.

Conclusions: Structured testing without daily testing is beneficial for glycemic control; routine testing 3 times a week is more helpful for daily self-management. In low SMBG frequency usage, these two regimens can be utilized according to individual diabetic conditions.

Keywords: Glycemic control; Non-insulin treated type 2 diabetes; SMBG; Self-management; Self-monitoring of blood glucose.

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