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. 2018 Sep;12(5):1086-1087.
doi: 10.1177/1932296818769101. Epub 2018 Apr 6.

Enhanced Patient Satisfaction With Cellular-Enabled Glucose Meters in Pregnancy

Alyson R Pierick  1 , Sarah A Wernimont  2 , Emily A Boevers  1 , Avery M Whitis  1 , Benjamin E Deonovic  3 , Diedre K Fleener  2 , Craig H Syrop  2 , Janet I Andrews  2
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Enhanced Patient Satisfaction With Cellular-Enabled Glucose Meters in Pregnancy

Alyson R Pierick et al. J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2018 Sep.
No abstract available

Keywords: blood glucose meter; patient satisfaction; pregnancy; telemedicine.

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Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Patient satisfaction survey results of 7 questions related to diabetes management during pregnancy. The P values are displayed for each question. Women who utilized a cellular-enabled blood glucose meter reported significantly higher satisfaction with lifestyle fit (P = .001) and equipment (P = .022) compared to those using standard blood glucose meters.
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