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Therapeutics/Prevention
Randomised controlled trial
Blood glucose monitoring had no impact on distress or self-efficacy in people with non-insulin-treated type 2 diabetes
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While it is generally accepted that blood glucose monitoring is an important component of treatment in the management of insulin-treated diabetes (both type 1 and type 2 diabetes), the role of blood glucose monitoring in those with type 2 diabetes treated by oral agents remains uncertain. Systematic reviews of randomised controlled trials have persistently failed to find benefits on blood glucose control or hypoglycaemia in people with type 1 diabetes.1 ,2 This emphasises the methodological challenges of establishing the value of self-monitoring of blood glucose in individuals with type 2 diabetes on oral agents, who are at …
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