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Frequency of self-monitoring of blood glucose in patients with type 2 diabetes: association with hypoglycaemic events
Current Medical Research and Opinion, 11/21/08

Farmer A et al. - Among patients with type 2 diabetes, those treated with insulin used SMBG at a greater frequency than those not treated with insulin. Increased frequency of testing was associated with increased frequency of self-reported episodes of low blood glucose, even among patients not taking insulin or sulfonylureas. This raises the possibility that episodes of hypoglycaemia may not be accurately identified, leading to unnecessary fear, or conversely that treatment is not being adjusted to avoid such morbidity.

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