title: Portable blood glucose meters. Teaching patients how to correctly monitor diabetes.
abstract: Self-monitoring of blood glucose is an important component of treatment in patients with diabetes. Recent improvements in glucose meters have made patient self-testing more reliable and less dependent on user technique. However, success of the process depends on the training, reassessment, and support of the patient by the healthcare team.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905.
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Burritt
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hanson
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Munene
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Zimmerman
mesh_terms: D015190:Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011786:Quality Control