Newswise — Increased self-monitoring of blood glucose (BG) levels leads to better control of diabetes " but why are patients so lax about checking their levels? The numerous barriers to BG monitoring include discomfort, inconvenience, cost, ignorance of how to interpret results and fear of "bad" results. Patients who used an 18-page manual explaining how to deal with such barriers achieved much better control of their glucose, UAB pediatric endocrinologist Elaine C. Moreland, M.D., reports in the current Archives of Internal Medicine. The booklet, designed by three co-authors, gives practical advice on how to deal with the emotional ups and downs that diabetics confront. Patients were 10 times more likely than controls to increase or maintain their monitoring frequency.
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Archives of Internal Medicine (Apr-2006)
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