ABSTRACT
Self-monitoring of blood glucose is a critical element in diabetes management. Providers must determine if and when patients are to perform glucose self-monitoring, set blood glucose targets, and help patients to interpret the results. Patients have a variety of continually evolving meters, supplies, and technology from which to choose. Making sense of these expectations and options is perhaps the greatest challenge for providers and patients. Working together, healthcare providers and certified diabetes educators can ensure that people with diabetes get the most out of self-monitoring of blood glucose.
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- Shannon Knapp, BSN, RN, CDE⇑
- Manager of Diabetes Education, Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Cleveland Clinic
- ADDRESS:
Shannon Knapp, RN, Patient Educator, Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, X20, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195; knapps{at}ccf.org
- Pooja Manroa, MD
ABSTRACT
Self-monitoring of blood glucose is a critical element in diabetes management. Providers must determine if and when patients are to perform glucose self-monitoring, set blood glucose targets, and help patients to interpret the results. Patients have a variety of continually evolving meters, supplies, and technology from which to choose. Making sense of these expectations and options is perhaps the greatest challenge for providers and patients. Working together, healthcare providers and certified diabetes educators can ensure that people with diabetes get the most out of self-monitoring of blood glucose.
- Copyright © 2016 The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. All Rights Reserved.
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