Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose in Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes: Results From the TODAY Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine whether self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) is associated with lower HbA_1c in youth with type 2 diabetes taking oral medications only or after starting insulin for persistently elevated HbA_1c.

Research design and methods

Treatment Options for Type 2 Diabetes in Adolescents and Youth (TODAY) study participants (n = 699) taking oral medications were asked to perform SMBG twice daily. After reaching primary outcome (PO) (HbA_1c ≥8% [64 mmol/mol]) over 6 months or an inability to wean from temporary insulin because of metabolic decompensation), insulin glargine was started. HbA_1c and percent of SMBG (SMBG%) (percent days when the meter was used one or more times) before and after PO were analyzed.

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SUBMITTER: Weinstock RS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6489117 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature