Not Using Insulin? You May Not Need Home Glucose Tests
Filed in archive Developments , Research , Treatment on June 28, 2007
While patient monitoring of glucose levels is essential for type 1 diabetics and also for type 2 diabetics who are using insulin, for those who do not, home glucose tests may not be necessary.
Such were the findings of a British study published in the online edition of the British Medical Journal which found no conclusive evidence that home monitoring improved glucose control.
According to lead researcher Dr. Andrew Farmer, a lecturer in the Department of Primary Health Care at the University of Oxford:
"Some patient groups and doctors are in favor of having patients monitor their own blood sugar but some insurance companies discourage it because of the expense."
However, the value of home monitoring remains necessary and worthwhile for people with type 1 diabetes, and for people with type 2 diabetes who are taking insulin.
Find more details from the full report.
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greta
(06/28/07 10:42pm)
This is an old study that was simply promoted at the recent ADA meetings. Type 2s who aren't told how to change their eating habits on the basis of test results aren't apt to show improvements. But insurance companies will use this study to argue against providing strips to those who need them. Headlines like this are doing a disservice to many people with diabetes.
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