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. 2019 Jan 1;44(1):32-39.
doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsx151.

Blood Glucose Monitoring Before and After Type 1 Diabetes Clinic Visits

Kimberly A Driscoll  1 , Suzanne Bennett Johnson  2 , Yuxia Wang  2 , Nancy Wright  3 , Larry C Deeb  3
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Blood Glucose Monitoring Before and After Type 1 Diabetes Clinic Visits

Kimberly A Driscoll et al. J Pediatr Psychol. .

Abstract

Objective: To determine patterns of blood glucose monitoring in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D) before and after routine T1D clinic visits.

Methods: Blood glucose monitoring data were downloaded at four consecutive routine clinic visits from children and adolescents aged 5-18 years. Linear mixed models were used to analyze patterns of blood glucose monitoring in patients who had at least 28 days of data stored in their blood glucose monitors.

Results: In general, the frequency of blood glucose monitoring decreased across visits, and younger children engaged in more frequent blood glucose monitoring. Blood glucose monitoring increased before the T1D clinic visits in younger children, but not in adolescents. It declined after the visit regardless of age.

Conclusions: Members of the T1D care team need to consider that a T1D clinic visit may prompt an increase in blood glucose monitoring when making treatment changes and recommendations. Tailored interventions are needed to maintain that higher level of adherence across time.

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