Self-monitoring of blood glucose with finger tip versus alternative site sampling: effect on glycemic control in insulin-using patients with type 2 diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study compared glycemic control in finger tip versus forearm sampling methods of self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG).

Research design and methods

One hundred seventy-four insulin-using patients with type 2 diabetes were randomized to SMBG using either finger-tip testing (FT) or forearm alternative site testing (AST) and followed up for 7 months. Hemoglobin A1C (HbA1C) was measured at baseline, month 4, and month 7. The study was designed to test the noninferiority of the AST method for the primary end point of change in HbA1C from baseline to month 7. Adherence with the testing schedule and frequency of hypoglycemic episodes were also measured.

Results

The FT (n = 85) and AST (n = 89) groups each had significant decreases in mean HbA1C from baseline

SUBMITTER: Knapp PE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3196050 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature